Comparing 'Girl And If' By Jamaica Kincaid

The poems, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, and “If” by Rudyard Kipling, are very similar. The texts are also very different in many ways. Here are some details that show why these texts are similar and different.
First off, “Girl” and “If” have a few similarities. Furthermore, “Girl” and “If” have a parent telling them what to do and how to do it. They both also have a parent trying to help their son or daughter. For instance, both poems show that the parents saying “This is how…” or “Try to…” which is evidence of the parents teaching their son or daughter. These were the details from the poems of why the texts were similar.
Lastly, there are many differences between the two texts. One difference between the poems is that they have different characters.