3. How does the repetition of "if" most contribute to the poem's overall meaning?
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1939) was an English short story writer, poet, and
novelist, best known for The Jungle Book. Kipling wrote in Victorian
England, and the following poem is considered representative
of the ideal qualities of a proper Englishman during that time.
As you read, take notes on the advice the speaker offers.
O A It highlights how fearful the speaker is
about his son's future.
B It highlights how unlikely it is that the
speaker's son will become a proper
adult.
c It emphasizes how much the speaker's
son must do in order to become a man.
OD It suggests that the speaker's advice is
not necessary for his sont
to become a
man.
If you can keep your head when all about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting
too
If you can wait and not be tired by
waiting,
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Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
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