2. Description
S This poem is about not giving up no matter how tough the
circumstances are. It’s a good poem by Edgar A. Guest.
S http://www.lisaescott.com/forum/2010/11/25/when-times-
get-toughdont-quit
3. Emotional response
“So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit, its when things
seem worst that you must not quit.
We are alike in the same way because neither one of refuse
to give up no matter how tough things get.
We are different in some ways. He may take days to do
something right, when I wont leave until I get something I’m
working on right.
4. Compare and contrast
S I compare myself to this poem because I have never
gave up on anything and I never will. This poem basically
describes my identity.
5. Point of view
S First person point of view because there is only a narrator
S They also never give up on anything. That’s what the
poem is about.
6. Cultural characteristics
S The culture in my opinion is about sports. But you can
also compare this to you life the way you want to.
7. Comparing and contrasting
S This poem can relate to things fall apart because the guy
never gives up on boxing even though he was a winner.
He didn’t lose for like 5 years