This occurs when the writer repeats the same word or phrase at the beginning of multiple lines. In the first stanza of the poem, the reader should immediately take note of the poet’s use of anaphora. When care is pressing you down a bit – rest if you must, but don’t you quit. When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, In this case, the poet uses several examples of repetition, including anaphora. This could be the structure, an image, a word, phrase, or more. Repetition: occurs when the poet repeats one or more elements of a poem.For example, “smile” and “sigh” in line four of the first stanza and “twists” and “turns” in line one of the second stanza. Alliteration: occurs when the poet repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple lines.For example, “Don’t give up though the pace seems slow – you may succeed with another blow.”
It should trigger the readers senses, inspiring them to imagine the scene in great detail. Imagery: the use of particularly interesting descriptions.For example, “when care is pressing you down a bit – rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” This could be through the use of punctuation or through a natural pause in the meter. Caesura: occurs when a poet inserts a pause in a line of verse.Throughout ‘ Don’t Quit,’ the poet makes use of several literary devices. The third stanza rhymes: ABB, and the final, four-line stanza rhymes: ABBC.Īlthough the poem does not follow a single rhyme scheme, the use of rhyme throughout helps create a steady pattern that makes the poem more song-like as a whole. The first stanza rhymes AABBC, and the second stanza rhymes AABCD. The stanzas also use consistent examples of perfect rhymes. The first two stanzas contain five lines, known as quintains, the second stanza contains three lines, known as a tercet, and the fourth stanza contains four lines. ‘Don’t Quit’ by Edgar Albert Guest is a four-stanza poem divided into uneven sets of lines. The poem ends on the same note in which it began, inspiring readers to stick through the fight even when “you’re hardest hit.” 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. In the first stanzas of this poem, the speaker admits that things are going to seem “low” at points in one’s life. ‘Don’t Quit’ by Edgar Albert Guest is an inspirational poem that should inspire readers to work hard no matter how impossible a situation seems. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - it's when things seem worst, you must not quit. Success is failure turned inside out - the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,Īnd when you never can tell how close you are, Often the struggler has given up when he might have captured the victor's cup Īnd he learned too late when the night came down, Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man When care is pressing you down a bit - rest if you must, but don't you quit.Īnd many a fellow turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.ĭon't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow. 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 uphill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 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.
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