Equipment is a motivational poem

1. Name : Saiyad Ruhulamin Irfanali
Roll no : 221400030034
Year : 2022-23
Class : FY B.Ed Sem2.
Collegee : N.H. Patel college of
education

2. About Recited poem By simerjeet

3. •About Poem
• The poem equipment, by Edgar A.Guest is a student favorite
because of the positive message. It’s also universal, although Guest
addresses the “lad,” which is mostly thought of as a young male, the
poem actually has universal appeal that both male and female can
embrace.
• Edgar Albert Guest was born in 1881 in Birmingham, England. He
moved to American when he was 10 and became a naturalized
citizen soon after. He became known as the “People’s Poet” because
of the optimistic nature of his life’s work and his popularity. His
poem, Equipment, was Dr. George Washington Carver’s favorite
poem. The reading below is of Dr. Carver who read this poem it at an
audio station at the George Washington Carver Museum.

4. •Analysis
• In this poem, Edgar A. Guest speaks to young people. He
challenges them to look within and believe in themselves.
He explains that God has given them all that they need to
succeed. He explains that they are no different than the
“greatest of men.” All that they is needed is the will to dig
deep, use what God has given them, and achieve great
heights.

5. Picture of Poet Edger Albert guest

6. •Stanza 1
• This poem is written in couplets (a pair of lines of the same length
that rhyme and complete one thought). In stanza 1, there are three
couplets that challenge the “lad” to figure it out by realizing that
he/she has all of the same “equipment” to succeed, just like the
“greatest of men.”
• The tone (poet’s attitude) of this poem is one of determined
optimism. In the first stanza, he optimistically insists that you, we,
the “lad” is quite capable. She must figure it out, use her and begin
with two words: “I can.”
• Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes, And a brain to use if you
would be wise. With this equipment they all began, So start for the
top and say ‘I can’

7. •Stanza 2
• He begins by telling the lad to “Look them over” and he uses an
appositive (clarifying information that’s set off with a comma) to
explain who “them” are.
• He uses everyday examples to draw parallels between “them” and the
“lad” and he uses the word “similar” twice to emphasize his point.
• Look them over, the wise and great, They take their food from a
common plate
• With similar laces they tie their shoes, The world considers them
brave and smart.
• But you’ve all they had when they made their start.

8. •Stanza 3 and 4
• You are the handicap you face” is a metaphor that tells the
student that she creates her own obstacles. She must face
her own doubts and overcome her fears.
• He uses anaphora (repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of successive lines) to shift the focus to “you.” His
goal is to get the individual to see herself as one who can do
it. In Stanza 1, he instructed her to say it. Now, he is drilling
the point that she is equipped, she is able, and she
absolutely can.
• In Stanza 4, he instructs the student to get out of her own
way, speak truth over her life, study hard, and believe that
God has equipped her to succeed.

9. • You can triumph and come to skill, You can be great if only
you will, You’re well equipped for what fight you choose,
• You have legs and arms and a brain to use,
• And the man who has risen, great deeds to do Began his life
with no more than you.
• You are the handicap you must face, You are the one who
must choose your place,
• You must say where you want to go. How much you will
study the truth to know,
• God has equipped you for life, But He Lets you decide what
you want to be.