SECTION 'A' ACTIVITIY-(2)

   1) poem

                "EQUIPMENT" 

Figure it out for yourself, my lad,

You've all that the greatest of men have  had,

Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,

And a brain to use if you would be wise.

With this equipment they all began,

So start for the top and say "I can."

Look them over, the wise and great,

They take their food from a common plate

And similar knives and forks they use,

With similar laces they tie their shoes,

The world considers them brave and smart.

But you've all they had when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill,

You can be great if only you will,

You're well equipped for what fight you choose,

You have legs and arms and a brain to use,

And the man who has risen, great deeds to do

Began his life with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face,

You are the one who must choose your place,

You must say where you want to go.

How much you will study the truth to know,

God has equipped you for life, But He

Lets you decide what you want to be.

Courage must come from the soul within,

The man must furnish the will to win,

So figure it out for yourself, my lad,

You were born with all that the great have had,

With your equipment they all began.

Get hold of yourself, and say: "I can."

      

                         - Edger Albert Guest

2) Difficult word of the poem

 My lad      - a boy or man (છોકરો)

 Figure.      - diagram (આકાર/આકૃતિ)

 Knive       - one kind of spoon  

 Forks       - anger

Triumph.  - victory (વિજય)

Skill          - Ability (આવડત)

Will          - desire (ઈચ્છા)

Risen       - who made their success (ઉત્થાન)

Deed       - something that is done (કરેલું કાર્ય)

Courage  - moral strength (સાહસ)

Arms.       - Limp ( physical strength)

Brain.       - mental strength

Handicap -(in this poem)  disable by                               physically and mentally both

 

3) About poet

              Edger Albert Guest

   (20 August 1881 – 5 August 1959) 

was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.

 family moved to the United States when he was 10. It is believed that he wrote more than 11,000 poems. Guest wrote about family, work, children, and God. His first book, A Heap o’ Livin’ (1916), named for his famous lines “It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home,” became a best-seller and was followed by similar collections of his optimistic rhymes on such subjects as home, mother, and the virtue of hard work.

4) summary of the poem

Albert guest wrote the  poem as title of equipment. which means all the basic equipment that enough for starting work is all common man have. all the necessary things for start  that we have such like two arms, two legs , two eyes and a brain. you just need to furnish yourself. create your own place and be on the top. mainly said about willingness and readyness.

In this poem five stanza is there and  each stanza have a six line, total 30 lines are in the poem. The patterns of writing words are "aabbccdd".

First stanza of the poem is about basic equipment that the greatest of man have had that is two arms, two hand, two leg, two eyes and a brain so be rise and mentally and physically strength that require for the start that you have so start for the top and say 'I can'

In the second stanza poet try to explain that all who become great have common like they have not any special facility but what they have they start from that. world consider them wise and smart but you are all they had when they made their start.

 

In the third stanza poet said about willingness and readyness. individually come to skill means expert in your areas. You need to be well equipped for what fight you choose, you need to do for yourself. need to do for rising yourself and do what you want to do, you all have that greatest man begin his life with it

Poet try to give the focus on the facing all the obstacle that come to your way that you choose and clear all that. you need to study all the truth and next  poet write"God has equipped you for life, but he lets you decide what you want to be". Means decision should be taken by you to where to go. poet try to encourages us for finding your value and  following yourself.

In the last stanza of the poem, poet try to give more courage about listening ownself and the power that within us, we need to find it and furnished own soul for win and make the place where we want to go.

So figure it out for yourself and at the last try to give courage that we all born with that the great man  had made their way. hold yourself and said yes' I can' believe in yourself, try for the way you chosen, and achieve all your destiny.

5) moral of the poem

In this poem, he shows that each person has the ability to do amazing things, but we must each work hard to get to where we want to be. We must look within ourselves to find the strength and courage needed to do great things with what God has given us. This is a poem of encouragement and motivation. Within each stanza are sets of rhyming couplets.