Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of given points in paragraph : (5 marks)The Will to WinIf you want a thing bad enoughto go out and fight for it,work day and night for it,give up your time and your peace and your…
Q.3 (B) Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of given points in paragraph : (5 marks)
The Will to Win
If you want a thing bad enough
to go out and fight for it,
work day and night for it,
give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it
If all that you dream
and scheme is about it and life
seems useless and worthless without it
If you gladly sweat for, fret for and plan for it and lose
all your terror of the opposition for it.
If you simply go after that thing that you want with all
of your capacity, strength and sagacity, faith, hope and
confidence and stern pertinacity.
If neither cold or poverty, famished or gaunt
or sickness or pain
of body and brain
can keep you away from the thing that you want,
If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,
with the help of GOD you’ll get it !
— Berton Braley
Points : The title (½) • The poet (½) • Rhyme scheme (1) • Figures of speech (1) • Central Idea/Theme (2).