"IF" by Rudyard Kipling is an interesting poem. When Kipling says "...you'll be a man, my son!", he's implying that he is giving advise to his son, trying to make his son the best man that his son could be. All the qualities Kipling mentioned are important and will help you live a great life. this poem has no rhyming scheme, but it it flows. It doesn't paint a picture in my mind, although I actually like this poem because it keeps you thinking!
This poem has many strong stanzas. But to me the phrase, " If you can make one heap of all your winnings, and risk it all on one turn of picth and toss. This is my favourite becuase it reminds you that your winnings or savings, or meant to be used or spent, or even risked.
I think what the poem is saying is that a father is telling his son all the attributes of a man and so to be a man you must go up against all odds, and try as hard as he can not to fail. And at the same time become the man his father describes to him and wishes him to be. A line that stood out to me was when it said "if you can dream and not make dreams your master, if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim."
this poem by rudyard Kipling is telling his son how to be a man. Why one would want to be one of those is beyond my comprihension but anways the poem describes hiow to be a good person; everything in moderation. Your supposed to aim high so maybe this is as high as you should aim. As no one is perfect this poem is impossible to complete unless your really unique. My favourite part is "if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;
This poem by Rudyard Kipling is telling his son how to be a man. Why one would want to be one of those is beyond my comprehension but anyways the poem describes how to be a good person; everything in moderation. Your supposed to aim high so maybe this is as high as you should aim. As no one is perfect this poem is impossible to complete unless your really unique. My favourite part is "if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;”. As I just love the way he writes it in terms of his vocabulary, “imposters” id just a mice sounding word that really went well and is different. If just one or two of those phrases were made gender neutral from boy to child, and man to human or something else. M.F.S.
I think that in this poem Rudyard Kipling is giving his son advice because he is about to be come a man and leave his home. He gives him advice like how to dream but not like them master you. How to be hated but not hate back. My favorite part is where he says, "If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same," because I fell like he is saying when you meet with them you have mastered yourself.
"IF" by Rudyard Kipling is an interesting poem. When Kipling says "...you'll be a man, my son!", he's implying that he is giving advise to his son, trying to make his son the best man that his son could be. All the qualities Kipling mentioned are important and will help you live a great life. this poem has no rhyming scheme, but it it flows. It doesn't paint a picture in my mind, although I actually like this poem because it keeps you thinking!
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This poem has many strong stanzas. But to me the phrase, " If you can make one heap of all your winnings, and risk it all on one turn of picth and toss. This is my favourite becuase it reminds you that your winnings or savings, or meant to be used or spent, or even risked.
ReplyDeleteThis poem thingy is saying all of the things that will make you stronger and help you become a better person!
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I think what the poem is saying is that a father is telling his son all the attributes of a man and so to be a man you must go up against all odds, and try as hard as he can not to fail. And at the same time become the man his father describes to him and wishes him to be. A line that stood out to me was when it said "if you can dream and not make dreams your master, if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim."
ReplyDeletethis poem by rudyard Kipling is telling his son how to be a man. Why one would want to be one of those is beyond my comprihension but anways the poem describes hiow to be a good person; everything in moderation. Your supposed to aim high so maybe this is as high as you should aim. As no one is perfect this poem is impossible to complete unless your really unique. My favourite part is "if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;
ReplyDeleteThis poem by Rudyard Kipling is telling his son how to be a man. Why one would want to be one of those is beyond my comprehension but anyways the poem describes how to be a good person; everything in moderation. Your supposed to aim high so maybe this is as high as you should aim. As no one is perfect this poem is impossible to complete unless your really unique. My favourite part is "if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;”. As I just love the way he writes it in terms of his vocabulary, “imposters” id just a mice sounding word that really went well and is different. If just one or two of those phrases were made gender neutral from boy to child, and man to human or something else.
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I think that in this poem Rudyard Kipling is giving his son advice because he is about to be come a man and leave his home. He gives him advice like how to dream but not like them master you. How to be hated but not hate back. My favorite part is where he says, "If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same," because I fell like he is saying when you meet with them you have mastered yourself.
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