![]() ![]() Our entire life is like a journey on a road with many turnings. What does the poet mean by twists and turns?Īnswer: “Life is queer with its twist and turns” means living is complicated and unpredictable. A sense of self-dignity is what we need to enjoy our freedom fully. Rather we should be proud of our country, for what we have. What does the poet mean by the term golden crown?Įxplanation: Head is held high’ indicates that we should not be ashamed of ourselves. The speaker says how much courage and strength of character it takes to do that. What is the tone of the poem on quitting?Īnswer: In the short poem “On Quitting” by Edgar Albert Guest the theme is about how being able to quit something you really love or are passionate about can be really tough. What do you mean by ‘trudging’ here? Answer: Trudging means walking wearily. “When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill”. When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill What do you mean by trudging here? An author writes with one of four general purposes in mind: 1. ![]() An author’s purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition. What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing the poem?Īn author’s purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. She wants us to keep trying until we succeed. What does the poet teach us in the poem don’t give up?Īnswer: The poet is trying to teach us to never give up in life. It’s a gentle reminder to us all that even the most trying of times will end, and there are sunnier skies ahead. Guest wrote the inspirational “Don’t Quit” in the 1920s. As after taking rest we may continue our work again but quitting is just discontinuing and hence failure. The poet meant that we may take rest for a while but we must not quit. What does the poet mean by Rest if you must but don’t you quit?īrainly User. Metaphor: “The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.” Personification: “Success is failure turned inside out.” ![]() Simile: “When things go wrong as they sometimes will” Alliteration: “Life is queer with its twists and turns” And, of course, they can still be posted. However, they are still very popular, sharing their messages of comfort or greeting – and as a humorous or thought-provoking poster in the kitchen, bedroom, classroom, chapel. Changes to Britain’s postal system saw the cost of posting an A4 envelope rise considerably – making ' Lam’posts' no longer financially appealing as a postal greeting. ![]() When Watermead introduced 'Lam’posts' it was possible to post an A4 laminate in an envelope for the same cost as posting a letter or greetings card. ‘Lam’ from the word laminate and ‘post’ because they were designed as an alternative postal greeting to the usual card. Lam’posts was the name first given to this series of laminated A4 thoughts. (NB We do always check for copyright before sharing words that we have been given and, when found, the author is acknowledged.) Some of the orignal poems and reflections that we have been given are also shared through other of our publications, with many used to add a themed message to our mass and greeting cards. These words can be anything, from inspirational words that people have found and want to share through our apostolate to the reflections and poems that have been given to us by their author - who is usually someone that has been inspired by the work of our apostolate. This laminate belongs to the series we call 'Verba', a Latin term meaning "the words". ![]()
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