English Notes Class 10 Chapter no 3 Summary

       English Notes (Class 10)

Chapter no 3

             Summary:   Try Again

         The poem “Try Again” written by “W.E. Hickson” dwells on the sublimity of continuous effort and persistence. In this poem, the poet says that if at first, you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again. Every person has the power to accomplish his or her own personal goal. But sometimes it is hard to reach that goal. Sometimes, we don’t succeed the first time. If a person tries hard, he will get his goal. If a person gives up once, he will give up all the time throughout his or her life. Great people don’t become great quickly. It requires a lot of patience and trial.

        The poet says that it is a lesson that it is a lesson which we all should ponder over. On the first attempt, if we don’t succeed, we must try again. Failure or success doesn’t matter. The thing that matters is the amount of effort that we put in. This effort must be evident. We should never get scared of failure. Instead, we should keep on striving even though we fail once or twice.

        The poet further elaborates that putting in effort is not a disgraceful act. Even though we lose the race, we should keep on trying. The task may be hard and laborious but we should keep on trying. The time comes when we will be paid back the reward in the form of success. 

    According to a poet:

                                    “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” (Maya Angelou)

          The poet proves his viewpoint through examples. He says that we should do with patience exactly what great men of the past did to achieve their goals. We all have had some sort of disappointments and setbacks in our lives. But how we handle setbacks and failures speaks volumes about our strength.

       “Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again, fail again, fail better.” (Samuel Beckett)