English 113 9 November 2012 Poetry Analysis by Rudyard Kipling “If” As I analyze this poem‚ I get a sense of life’s challenges and how someone can overcome those who refuse to take accountability for their own actions. Considering the poem using point of view‚ I wonder whether it is being told from the point of view of Rudyard Kipling or not. Is “If” the story of Kipling himself? Is it an ideal he aspired to or something he attained? If he did attain it‚ is it something he attained and
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English ISU Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 and through the years of living in Bombay‚ he learned about the British Empire. Kipling gave much too English literature and wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ and novels1. When Kipling was five‚ his parents sent him to boarding school in England so he could learn more about his British background. While living in England‚ Kipling was inspired by the imperialistic views of the British demonstrated around the world. During his school years‚ Kipling had a very
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The fist stanza of the poem “If” talks about being true to yourself. There are always people who misjudge you or don’t like or respect you for one reason or the other. It tells you to rise above those obstacles and prove them wrong and yourself right. You should not let others provoke you into doing things which you know are wrong. The second stanza of the poem talks about overcoming obstacles that may come your way and follow your dreams. It tells us to persevere‚ keep going and never give up
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“If you can dream and not make dreams your master; if you can think and not make thought your aim”. “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.”(9-10) two lines from the poem - If that certainly don’t express gender specific advice in the 21st century. The entire poem reads as ambiguous in nature when gender is in focus‚ which was written as paternal advice to Kipling’s son. If ‘With sixty seconds worth of distance run‚ yours is the earth and everything in it‚ And – which is more – you’ll
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Nagaina is a cobra in the story ‘’Rikki-tikki-tavi‚’’ by Rudyard Kipling. She is married to Nag and they are the two main antagonists in the story. She lives in the garden of a bungalow in India. Her personality is one that can not be trusted. Throughout the story‚ she shows that she is smart‚ dangerous‚ and protective. At the beginning of the story‚ Nagaina shows her smarts. She and Nag are known for being clever and quick. She gives Rikki‚ (a mongoose taken in by the family in the bungalow)
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living suffering from pain and violent‚ intense struggle. The theme of agony and irrecoverable loss is considered to be one of the most topical in people’s life. This is the foundation of a touching story under the title “Gardener” written by Rudyard Kipling. In fact‚ “The Gardener” is a deep fable revealing a great number of themes - agony and irrecoverable loss‚ undying love and overwhelming loneliness‚ the hate inspired by the war‚ death and religion‚ morality and many others. It is rather difficult
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Rudyard Kipling Childhood and Early Life Rudyard Kipling was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay‚ in British India to Alice Kipling (née MacDonald) and (John) Lockwood Kipling. Alice (one of four remarkable Victorian sisters) was a vivacious woman about whom a future Viceroy of India would say‚ "Dullness and Mrs. Kipling cannot exist in the same room." Lockwood Kipling‚ a sculptor and pottery designer‚ was the Principal and Professor of Architectural Sculpture at the newly founded Sir Jamsetjee
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On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy Answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling Kieter Philip Balisnomo English IB Block 4‚ Ms. Nychka On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling The doctrines of idealism and optimism are demonstrated in the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. “If” advises the reader to achieve qualities and reach for perfection. “If” is answered in the book‚ Answering Back by Carol Ann Duffy’s poem‚ “Kipling”. Duffy’s response to “If” is appallingly contrasting in mood
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What was Rudyard Kipling’s attitude toward the British Empire‚ and how did he convey his message in his novella‚ The Man Who Would Be King? Kipling was a loyal imperialist. The India he portrayed was British India. Oppressed India subject to Britain’s colonial domination. He always thought that the British Empire had a right and responsibility to maintain India’s government. His attitude towards India was either condescending or oppressive. He also believed in “Noblesse Oblige‚” a French expression
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The two poems‚ “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “If” by Rudyard Kipling both are about parents giving advice to their children about the real world and the feature they have in front of them. In “Girl” the mother wants her to be a good polite adult and not a “boy crazy girl” that the mother is saying she is set on becoming. In the poem that Rudyard Kipling wrote‚ “If” is about a father giving true smart advice to his son‚ so he can become a good‚ smart man. These two poems both have the same topic
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