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B. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context

1. Then your courage should appear;

For if you will persevere
You will conquer, never fear,
Try again.

a. What do you understand by ‘courage should appear’?

b. Why does the poet state ‘Try again’ at the end of the stanza?

c. Explain ‘Then your … Try again’.

2. Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at last prevail,
Try again.

a. What is the poet trying to say in these lines? Do they sound encouraging
and motivating?

b. Explain ‘If you would at last prevail, Try again.’

C. Answer these questions.

1. Which line is repeated several times in the poem? Why?

2. If we do not win the race, is it a disgrace? What should we do in such a situation?

3. When the ‘task is hard’, what can one expect in future? How?

4. Mention any three qualities that are important when one is struggling to achieve
success.

5. What is the most important thing to be kept in mind when striving for success?

• Finding lines from the poem that mean
Appreciating the Poem • Rhyme scheme
the same as the given sentences

A. Pick out lines from the poem that convey the following.

1. It is not shameful to struggle and try hard.

2. When others can do the work, you too can, if you keep on trying patiently.

Read the following lines.

‘Their tails are long, (a)
Their faces small, (b)
They haven’t any (c)

Chins at all! (b)

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