Lao Tzu once said “Being deeply loved gives you strength‚ while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Has the love for others ever given you courage? On the other hand‚ has the love from others given you strength? Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a fictional story that demonstrates that love gives people a reason to be brave and to have strength‚ even in the smallest creatures. The main character in the story‚ Rikki-tikki‚ is brave and curious. Paragraph 33 explains that Rikki-tikki
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Rikki-tikki-tavi In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” written by Rudyard Kipling‚ Nag the cobra‚ is the antagonist of the story. Nag and his wife Nagaina lived in India where they were King and Queen of the garden behind a bungalow. In the bungalow lived a family of four‚ a boy‚ a mom‚ a dad and their pet Rikki-tikki‚ a mongoose. Throughout the story‚ Nag constructs a plan to get rid of Rikki-tikki and the family. Additionally‚ Nag proves to be a protector‚ a killer‚ and a secretive character. In
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live by a code‚ others by a certain motivation. Either way‚ personalities that strongly and passionately follow what they believe are the ones who accomplish happiness in life. The poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling is a poem that offers its readers possible solutions to life’s obstacles. In this piece Rudyard offers inspirational advice on how to handle triumph and disaster. On the other hand‚ Emii Bulls lyrics “Triumph and Disaster‚” present a different view‚ one that describes the overcoming of suffering
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Theme is the main idea of what a story is about‚ and it could have a lesson that could speak to the reader. In the story‚“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” I am certain that the theme is “greed can have negative outcomes”. Rudyard Kipling‚ the author of the “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi‚” couldn’t have made it more obvious. He literally hit me in the face with this theme. For instance‚ Nagaina is greedy and dies‚ but Rikki-Tikki isn’t and he lives. Although some people might think the theme is “it is possible to survive against
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST POETIC DEVICE The three most common poetic devices that are presented in this poem are repetition‚ personification‚ and alliteration. Repetition In this poem‚ Kipling uses repetition with the word “you” throughout the entire poem to emphasize how important “you” is. Personification There are three examples of personification here: 1. The first is in Stanza 2‚ when he states‚ “…make dreams your master…” (line 9) The first stanza talks of our self-confidence‚
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assignment 27/1-11 ‘If’ and ‘We and They’ by Rudyard Kipling If I had to think of one major theme in the poem If‚ which is written by the English writer Rudyard Kipling‚ I would have to say that ‘dignity’ plays a big part‚ seeing as every one of the things he mentions will lead you to dignity in some way or another. And yet every line‚ as the title suggests‚ begins with "If you-"‚ allowing for the potential mistakes of the flawed human race. Whereupon‚ Kipling suddenly startles you with his literary flair:
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White Man’s Burden: Rudyard Kipling Born in British India in 1865‚ Rudyard Kipling was educated in England before returning to India in 1882‚ where his father was a museum director and authority on Indian arts and crafts. Thus Kipling was thoroughly immersed in Indian culture—by 1890 he had published in English about 80 stories and ballads previously unknown outside India. He published "The White Man’s Burden" in 1899 as an appeal to the United States to assume the task of developing the Philippines
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Honor and Duty Rudyard Kipling‚ one of England’s heroic poets‚ worked as a journalist in Punjab‚ India‚ which was under British control. He wrote many poems and songs that rhymed and helped boost the morale of British soldiers on the battlefield while implementing them with values of honor and duty. In addition to the soldiers‚ the citizens of England were also inspired to support the war efforts. The poems became very effective among the British people. Three of Kipling’s poems‚ Young British
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Rikki-tikki-tavi is the main character in the story‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. Rikki is an almost new born mongoose that got washed onto an Indian bungalow by a terrible flood‚ and was taken under the wing of an English family. The Mother‚ Father and their son Teddy . While exploring the garden he found that there was a great conflict between the snakes and the rest of the people‚ that Rikki was going to fix. He is a helpful‚ valiant‚ and daring mongoose. The first character trait
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the hero It is hard to define a hero‚ but Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a hero. This short‚ loving story takes place in a jungle where one brave mongoose lives. Nothing can compare Rikki Tikki-Tavi’s sacrifice‚ dedication‚ and effort to killing the snakes. Because Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is an intelligent and outgoing person he helps his family stay out of danger. It has once been said anyone can help you out. Rikki ´s determination has helped his family out of harm and
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