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The following line is given to you. Find its appropriate meaning after discussing it with your partner. To go out and fight for it. - English

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The following line is given to you. Find its appropriate meaning after discussing it with your partner.

To go out and fight for it.

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Solution

To try one's best and even to struggle in order to achieve something.

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The Will to Win
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Chapter 3.4: The Will to Win - English Workshop [Page 125]

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Balbharati English Kumarbharati [English] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 3.4 The Will to Win
English Workshop | Q 1. (E) (a) | Page 125

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The Will to Win

If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it.

If all that you dream 
and scheme is about it and life 
seems useless and worthless without it.

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all your terror of the opposition for it.

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of body and brain 
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Points-

  • Title and Poet
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Figures of speech
  • Theme/Central idea
  • Favourite line
  • Special features - Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
  • Why I like/dislike the poem.

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