1) The poem "Don't Quit" encourages perseverance in the face of challenges and failures. It says that when things are difficult, one should rest but not give up their efforts. 2) Life has ups and downs, twists and turns. Failures can turn into successes if one sticks with their goals and continues trying. Success may seem far off but can be nearer than it appears. 3) The poem advises sticking with one's efforts even when facing immense difficulties, as that is when persevering is most important for achieving one's goals. It emphasizes that quitting should never be an option.

1. ENGLISH
UNIT 3
POEM

3. Student : yes sir.
Student : Beno ziphine is the first blind woman
IFS in India.

4. Introduction:-
Poetry is the best words in the best order. Poetry is not a
turning loose of emotion but escape from emotion. Winners do
not do different things. They do things differently. Take up one
idea make that one idea your life. Edison in his experiments
failed 17,000 times before he invented electric bulb.
Failure is good for your character and personality. It is a
challenging experience.

5.  About the title :
 Don’t Quit is an imperative sentence
 Quit
 Quit is a verb - present form
 Quitted is past form of verb
 Quitted is past participle
 Quitting is present participle
 So “quit” means give up
 “Don’t quit” - means not to give up

6.  An imperative word
 Ordering, requesting and advising.
 Here the Poet quotes ordering
 Don’t quit is an ordering word observed by the
hard workers – if they follow, they will achieve
their goals
 The title is synonym of perseverance. It fetches
success.
 Slow and steady wins the race

7. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will ,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must –but don’t you quit!
DON’T QUIT

8. Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us, some time learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow-
You might succeed with another blow….

9. Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt-
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit-
It’s when things get worse that you mustn’t quit!

10.  Edgar A.Guest gives a remarkable picture of life
“Quitters never win”
 He praises perseverance and persistence
 Failure is a stepping stone to success
 Possible and impossible are in our pocket
 Life is not a bed of roses
 Life poses a lot of challenges
 We may come across obstacles and impediments in
our life
 We must not lose our heart and give up our efforts
 Life is strange
 If we work hard, we shall get success

11.  Read the poem two or three times
 Find out the difficult words
 Use the dictionary
 Trudging – walk slowly
 Debts – money that someone owes
 Sigh – take and let out long breath
 Queer – strange
 Tint – a faint colour on the border
 Hardest hit – attacked badly
 Mustn’t quit – should not leave
WORDS/PHRASES
 Rest, if you must – but don’t you quit.
 Success is failure turned inside out.
 Stick to fight when you are hardest hit.

12.  A figure of speech is an extraordinary mode of
expression used in poetry. It enhances the beauty
of the poem and effectiveness of the lines.
 Alliteration is the repetition of the initial
consonant sound in several words in the same
line.
 Metaphor is an implied simile.
 Assonance is the repetition of vowel sound in the
same line.

13. RHYME SCHEME OF THE POEM
will - a
uphill - a
high, - b
Sigh - b
bit - c
quit - c
out - a
doubt - a
are, - b
afar, - b
RHYMING WORDS OF THE POEM
Rhyme- sameness of sound between words especially the
ending of lines of verse.
turns - learns, about - out; slow-blow….
will - uphill high - sigh, bit - quit!
out – doubt, are – afar, hit - quit!
hit - c
quit - c
turns, - a
learns - a
about -b
out -b
slow - c
blow - c

14.  Alliteration :
1. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will.
2. And you want to smile but you have to sigh
3. Life is queer with its twists and turns
 Assonance :
1. When the road you are trudging seems all uphill
2. Success is failure turned inside out-
3. Don’t give up, though pace seems slow
 Anaphora
1. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
2. When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
3. When the funds are low and the debts are high,
(When – is repeated at the beginning of lines. So it is an
anaphora)
 Metaphor :
1. The silver tint of the clouds of doubt-
Here it is an optimistic idea

15.  When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
We cannot expect everything to go smoothly. Some times we meet
with failure.
 When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
Uphill refers to difficult path. We must face the uphill task bravely
and boldly.
 When the funds are low and the debts are high,
when we run out of money, expected things never happen.
 And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
Be relaxed. Don’t care about obstacles and impediments.
 When care is pressing you down a bit,
All your concentration depends upon your aim.
 Rest, if you must-but don’t you quit!
Rest here refers to relax. Work hard and do better after
relaxing. wait for the better time and never quit.

16.  Life is queer with its twists and turns,
Life is strange, having a lot of ups and downs. Only hard workers know the
taste of honey. We are not afraid of twists and turns. Whatever job you choose,
you do the best in the field
 As everyone of us sometimes learns,
We learn many things from failures.
 And many a failure turns about,
Failures bring changes in our life. Our aim is to come out with
flying colours.
 When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Unless one gets involved in his work , one cannot win.
 Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow-
If you are slow in your work, you should not give up.
 You might succeed with another blow….
Continuous attempts bring you success.

17.  Success is failure turned inside out-
Failure is not an end of life but it is beginning of life.
 The silver tint of the clouds of doubt-
Silver tint refers to hope. We should not loose our hope. Hard work
fetches one success. Doubt and despair may be like the dark cloud. But the
silver lining on the edges shows that there is something bright behind.
 And you can never tell how close you are,
We cannot judge how nearer we are to our goal.
 It may be near when it seems afar;
Success is very near to us but it seems to be far away from us.
 So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit-
Though we have been badly hit by failures for many times, we need to
continue our work.
 It’s when things get worse that you mustn’t quit!
Even if the work gets worse. We shouldn’t give up.
Tomorrow Tomorrow
It is a tale told by an idiot
Yesterday was dead
Tomorrow will not come
Today is yours : to rise to win the goal

18. 1. Does ‘uphill’ have more meaning?
Yes. Improvement
2. Which line sums up the whole theme of the poem?
The last line(it’s when things get worse that you must not quit)
3. Which lines in the poem appeal to you the most? Why?
The last two lines(So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit- It’s when
things get worse that you mustn’t quit! ) Encourage us to win
4. What is life?
Life is strange
5. When should we stick to the fight?
We should stick to the fight while being hardest hit
6. What is life queer with?
Twists and turns or ups and downs
7. What does “it” refer to?
Success
8. What shouldn’t one do when things get worse?
One should not quit when things get worse
9. Explain : queer.
Strange
10. What is the meaning of the word trudging?
Walking slowly

19. Poem : DON’T QUIT
Activity-1 : Pick out the rhyming words
First stanza Second stanza Third stanza
Bring out the rhyme scheme used in this poem
First stanza Second stanza Third stanza
Activity-2 : Read the following lines and answer the questions
When things go wrong, as they sometimes
will ,
When the road you are trudging seems all
uphill,
a. When shouldn’t we quit?
b. Give the meaning of the word trudging.
Collect the pictures of successful persons like Sachin,
Viswanathan Anand, Edison , Abdul Kalam etc., and prepare an
Album.

20. Conclusion:-
Successful people are those who manage
their time efficiently.
Make the best of your time.
Be optimistic.
Success will knock at your door.
“Arise, Awake and stop not till the goal is
reached.”

21. A team from Nagapattinam Dt