It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit. When he might have captured the victor's cup.Īnd he learned too late, when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown.Īnd you never can tell how close you are, When things seem worst, must you quit or show grit?ĭon't give up, though the pace seems slow So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit How close he had come to the golden crown! When he might have captured the victor's cupīut learned too late, when night slipped down, When you might succeed with another blow? Guest encourages and inspires you not to quit. Each stanza contains five lines, known as quintatus, in the first two stanzas, three lines in the second stanza, and four lines in the fourth. When he might have won had he stuck it out Edgar Albert Guest’s ‘Don’t Quit’ is a four-stanza poem that is divided into uneven lines. When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, Having in the past already made bold publicly to improve, at least according to my taste, certain lyrics even of the great Percy Bysshe Shelley, I promptly undertook to fashion a grammatically positive "pogra" for short version of the work at hand, the original being given afterwards for purposes of comparison: 1931), an outstanding athlete and gentleman, his six charming grandchildren read their family's traditional poem "Don't Quit", an exhortation in verse apparently about a century old by an anonymous author. Yesterday (Friday 18 May) on the stage at the Dolphin Club* in San Francisco de Alta California at a moving & well-organized memorial service for my friend Peter Butler (b. The rationale for this proposed reform I will leave for another occasion. The former means simply any use of the basic negative terms "no, not, never" or of their close variations or composite contractions. The exact identity of the speaker is not essential for one’s understanding of the piece as a whole.For some years I have been campaigning for systematically replacing negative grammar with positive. If one works hard enough, then they are sure to succeed in every avenue of their life. They are someone who believes in the power of positive thinking and perseverance. Even if they feel as though they are failing at everything they do, it is crucial to see through these failures and know that success is right around the corner.The speaker is unknown. No matter what one is dealing with within their life, it is important to stay strong, confident, and not quit, no matter what the outcome seems to be.The purpose is to inspire readers to work hard throughout their life, no matter what situation they’re in. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,when the road youre trudging seems all uphill,when the funds are low. It is when things seem the worst that success is the closest.The central theme of this poem is perseverance.
The speaker knows that life is hard, but through the lines of this poem, they are seeking to inspire the reader to persevere through the darkest times in their life. The poem ends on the same note in which it began, inspiring readers to stick through the fight even when “you’re hardest hit.”The tone is inspirational and determined. On these occasions, he says, “rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” As the lines progress, the speaker includes several vague descriptions of people who have struggled, quit without knowing how close they were to success. One might want to be happy but also have to deal with negative circumstances out of their control. This is an inspirational poem that should inspire readers to work hard no matter how impossible a situation seems.In the first stanzas of this poem, the speaker admits that things are going to seem “low” at points in one’s life. One needs to work hard and never give in to the desire to quit.
It doesn’t matter what kind of situation one is in. He spends the four stanzas asking readers to persevere no matter how hard their life is. Throughout ‘Don’t Quit,’ American poet Edgar Albert Guest uses simple language and diction to convey an inspirational message to readers. ‘Don’t Quit’ by Edgar Albert Guest is a simple poem about facing the difficulties in one’s life and persevering through them.
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