this summary is designed to make it easy for students to understand theme and is separately written for both the mediocre and the outstanding students a well.

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Try Again
A beautiful poem written by
William Edward Hickson.
Prepared by
Ms. Rukhsana

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Theme:
This poem is a moral lesson for us. In this poem
the poet says if at first we do not succeed try
again to get your goal. We should not give up
our struggle during failure. We should learn
from failure. Try again is only the gate way to
success. In other words poet tries to explain the
importance of try again in life. Many people get
frustrated after failure and give up their
struggle. So we can say that try again is the
only way to be successful.

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Summary (Moderate)
Tis a lesson you should heed,
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again;
(Write these verses in the beginning of your summary)

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"Try Again" is a simple, thoughtful and
moralizing poem created by the pen of a
British poet, William Edward Hickson. In
this poem, the poet tells us the
importance of trying again in case we
fail in doing something due to some
adverse circumstances. He says that we
should continue trying again till we
succeed.
“I am not the best, but I am trying the
best”.

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The speaker says if we fail in our first attempt,
we should not get disappointed. We should try
again because then we become courageous. If we
persist because of this courage, we will conquer.
The speaker admits that when we try again, we
may fail once or twice. However, if we keep on
trying, we will succeed. If we do not win a race
we should not give up trying again. Moreover, if
we find our task difficult to accomplish, we
should not lose heart. Time will bring us our fruit
of labour. We can also do what other people can
do but it needs patience.

6. “ Every accomplishment starts
with the decision to try”.
Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr.
Spring 2002
STCC
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In short, this little poem gives us a big
lesson. It gives us a message of hope, courage,
hard work, determination and hopefulness. We
should always keep this message in mind to be
crowned with victory in our lives.
A winner is just a loser who tried one more
time.
(George Moore)
(Summary Ends)
For outstanding summary, go to the next slide.

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OUTSTANDING SUMMARY
The little poem gives us a big lesson. It
says that little steady steps secure superb
success. Strenuous struggle and enormous
efforts are needed to achieve ultimate
ambitions and avowed aims.
“If at first you do not succeed, try, try again.”

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Summary continues
“Try again” is the message of the poem. We
must always keep this message in mind. If , due
to some adverse circumstances, we fail in our
first attempt, we should not get disappointed. We
must demonstrate that we have nerves to bear
the loss. Rather we should proceed with
determined steps and titanic struggle. We must
validate that working is not a shameful act.
Tremendous efforts will yield sweet fruits.
Success and attainment will be the upshot. Thus
we should never ignore the lesson "Try again".

10. “ Every accomplishment starts
with the decision to try”.
Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr.
Spring 2002
STCC
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Summary continues
If you feel you cannot accomplish your
task in one effort, make another one with a
considerable force. There will be a time, when
you will enjoy the fruit of your labor. What you
need to do is to keep on working. You must
know that if all people can do their jobs, you
can also do yours. What you need is to be
constant is in making efforts. The only thing
you must keep in mind is that you should never
get disappointed. You just need to continue
working till you succeed.

12. “ Failure is the opportunity only
to begin again”.
Created by José J. Gonzalez, Jr.
Spring 2002
STCC
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