Summary of Life is a Game

Life is a game says the poet and if it is a game then it should have some rules so the rules if
the game of life are;
 Be fair as you play it. Play well irrespective of whether you will lose the game
 True sportsmanship lies in accepting the result whether victory or failure without
grudge
 It also not lies in entertaining any feelings of jealously again the person who has
excelling you in terms of achievements. Try to rejoice in others joy. And try again, if
you play well you will win the next time. Whatever might happen but you always
have to reach your goal. Be determined till your pulses thrill, you have to challenge
Your Own soul. You have to act without rather than speaking. You should have a
strong feeling that either you will do or die. Then you will be playing the game.
1. According to the speaker, what is the worst way to deal with failure? How should we
behave when we do not get what we want?
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2. ‘I shall do or die’ is a very powerful statement to make. What would a person be feeling
or thinking as they say these words?
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3. What is the Refrain (a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at
the end of each verse) in Life is a Game? What idea does it emphasise?
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4. Did you notice that the Refrain is different in the last stanza (Phase)? Why do you think
it is different?
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