Summary of the Poem Try Again By Willaim Edward Hickson | English for Class 10 (PB) | Eureka Study Aids

Try Again

SUMMARY
     "Try Again" is a simple, reflective and moralizing poem gleaned by the pen of a British poet, William Edward Hickson. In this poem, the poet tells us the importance of trying again in case we fail in doing something due to some adverse circumstances. He says that we should continue trying again till we succeed.

     The speaker says if we fail in our first attempt, we should not get disappointed. We should try again because then we will become courageous. If we persist because of this courage, we will conquer. The speaker admits that when we try again, we may fail once or twice. However, if we keep on trying, we will succeed. If we do not win a race we should not give up trying again in shame. Moreover, if we find our task difficult to accomplish, we should not lose heart. Time will bring us our fruit of labour. We can also do what other people can do but it needs patience. 

     In short, this little poem gives us a big lesson. It gives us a message of hope, courage, hard work, perseverance and optimism. We should always keep this message in mind to be crowned with victory in our lives.

A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.

                                                                                                (George Moore)

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar