On Quitting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGG HHDDIIAAJJKK LLMMKK| How much grit do you think you've got | A |
| Can you quit a thing that you like a lot | A |
| You may talk of pluck it's an easy word | B |
| And where'er you go it is often heard | B |
| But can you tell to a jot or guess | C |
| Just how much courage you now possess | C |
| You may stand to trouble and keep your grin | D |
| But have you tackled self discipline | E |
| Have you ever issued commands to you | F |
| To quit the things that you like to do | F |
| And then when tempted and sorely swayed | G |
| Those rigid orders have you obeyed | G |
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| Don't boast of your grit till you've tried it out | H |
| Nor prate to men of your courage stout | H |
| For it's easy enough to retain a grin | D |
| In the face of a fight there's a chance to win | D |
| But the sort of grit that is good to own | I |
| Is the stuff you need when you're all alone | I |
| How much grit do you think you've got | A |
| Can you turn from joys that you like a lot | A |
| Have you ever tested yourself to know | J |
| How far with yourself your will can go | J |
| If you want to know if you have grit | K |
| Just pick out a joy that you like and quit | K |
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| It's bully sport and it's open fight | L |
| It will keep you busy both day and night | L |
| For the toughest kind of a game you'll find | M |
| Is to make your body obey your mind | M |
| And you never will know what is meant by grit | K |
| Unless there's something you've tried to quit | K |
Edgar Albert Guest
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