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THE MAN WHO WINS (POEM)
Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise
Q.1: Express line 3 and 4 of the first stanza in your own sentences? OR What happens to a person If he or she thinks that something is not attainable?
Ans. The poet has conveyed a very powerful message through these lines that if you have good facilities to do something but your thinking is negative, then you will fail to do it. If your thinking is pessimistic and less practical you will get the result in the same way.
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A person needs to have a positive thinking to attain some goal in life. Those who think high can get the highest aims in life. One has to be confident for success.Q.2: What according to the poet qualities needed by a person to get success in life? OR How does success begin?
Ans. The poet has given a good description of the gems of a perfect personality. Will-power to overcome any kind of complexes, widening of thoughts and complete faith and self-confidence are the basic pillars of success. Thus the success begin with a person's will and a man can struggle with the resistance of life.
Q.3: " What are the results according to the poet brought by high thoughts? OR Who wins the battle of life?
Ans. The poet has explained the advantages of high thoughts in a very convincing way that widening of thoughts provides spiritual power to us. Strength of mind and integrity of thoughts are the real rewards of high thoughts. If a person thinks high he can win over the battle of life.
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A person who thinks high and believes that he can win. A person who has a will to win, and a person who is sure of his success; only such person wins the battles of life. It begins and ends will fellow will.Q.4: What is the message or central idea of the poem “The Man who Wins”?
Ans. The poem “The Man Who Wins” discloses the secret of success in life by telling the importance of good, thoughts and will power. Power to overcome any kind of complexes, widening of thoughts and complete faith and self-confidence are the gems of perfect personality. By thinking high a man can win over the battle of life.
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This poem gives us the message of self-confidence and self-reliance. If we want to win but at the same time, we think that it is impossible, then surely nothing will fall into our pocket. On other hand, a good person who may not be in position but still he is determined will surely get success because it all is in the state of mind.
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In this poem poet conveys the message that every thing depends upon will, determination and self confidence of a person. He says that if we think – that we are defeated and have no courage it is sure that we will not get success. If we like to win but we think we don't it is certain that we will lose. Our success or failure depends up on our state of mind. If we start a work with doubt in our mind we will not succeed. But if we begin our work with full confidence we will surely win. We must be sure before starting any task. It is the man who has strong will determination and full confidence always becomes winner in the battle of life.
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The message of the poem The Man Who Wins is that we should have a will to do something. We should be sure of ourselves. It is due to our mind and not due to our body that we can reach the highest position in life. Briefly where there is a will, there is a way.
Q.5: Who has written this poem?
Ans. This poem is has been written by anonymous poet. It means that the name of the poet is not known.
Q.6: What is the importance of will in life?
Ans. Where there is a will, there is a way. A Strong will is necessary to be successful in life. One should have a strong will to achieve something in life.
Q.7: How can we rise high in this world?
Ans. We can rise high if we think high. Confidence, resolution and determination play important roles in life. Only those people attain the lofty aims and places in life who are sure of themselves. The success in life is related to mind. We should be clear in mind about our goals.
Q.8: Does a man need to be strong to get his aim in life?
Ans. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. The man who wins is the man who thinks he can. We should build confidence in ourselves. Only then we can be the winner in every field of life.
B. Notes:
Words / Meanings
1. Beaten: defeated
2. Out in the world: in our experience.
3. Outclassed: proved inferior to another
C. Idiomatic structure explained:
1. "Never give up without a fight" means " Never surrender without a fight".
2. "I'm giving up this job for a better one" means ""I'm leaving this job for a better one."
3. She will never seek divorce, since she doesn't want to give up her children." means " She will never seek divorce, since she doesn't want to lose her claim to her children."
MCQs and Fill In the Blanks
1. The poet of the poem " The man who wins" was ______ .a. Ellen M. H. Gates
b. Ralph Waldo Emerson
c. Anonymous
d. Thomas Moore
2. 'If you like to ______, but you think you can't,'
a. beat
b. triumph
c. win
d. supersede
3. 'Success begins with a fellow's ____, It's all in the state of mind.'
a. determination
b. resolution
c. wish
d. will
4. "You've got to think _____ to rise,"
a. well
b. deeply
c. high
d. twice
5. "You've got to be ______ of yourself before"
a. certain
b. sure
c. positive
d. confident
6. "Life's _______ don't always go, To the stronger or faster man."
a. success
b. achievement
c. battles
d. ambitions
7. "But soon or late the man who wins, Is the man WHO ______ HE CAN!”
a. thinks
b. considers
c. knows
d. desires
8. "If you think you'll lose, you're ______."
a. gone
b. beaten
c. lost
d. loser
9. The theme of the poem "The man who wins" is that where there is a _____ there is a way.
a. will
b. wish
c. desire
d. hope
10. "The man who wins" also shows that we should be _____ of ourselves.
a. optimistic
b. confident
c. cheerful
d. hopeful
Fill in the blanks:
1. The man who wins" is an Anonymous .
2. Nobody can be successful without the power of Will.
3. Will means determination.
4. Outclass means inferior.
5. The man who wins, Is the man who thinks he can.
6. 'Success begins with a fellow's will.
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