IF

Harikrushna Gadhavi
The poem

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 Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an

The poet: English novelist, short-story writer,

poet, and journalist. He was born in
British India, which inspired much

Rudyard of his work. Kipling's works of

fiction include the Jungle Book
duology, Kim, the Just So Stories

kipling and many short stories, including

"The Man Who Would Be King“.
Born: 30 December 1865
Died: 18 January 1936

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 In his posthumously published
autobiography, Something of
Myself (1937), Kipling said that, in
writing the poem, he was inspired
inspiration by the character of Leander Starr
Jameson, leader of the failed
Jameson Raid against the South
African Republic to overthrow the
Boer government of Paul Kruger.

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 The poem is titled as “If”

Title because at first the poet tells us

about the moral values and at

significan the end the poet tells about the

outcomes. So, all the lines in the
poem begin with if and this is
ce the conditional clause. That is
why the poem is titled as “If”.

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 The speaker is Rudyard

Speaker & Kipling himself, as he is

telling it to the listener.

perspectiv The poem is written from

the first-person perspective,

e with the speaker using

second-person pronouns to
address an unnamed listener.

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 The theme of the poem is
about the challenges and
Theme & conditions that we have to face and
overcome so as to succeed in life

rhyme and leave a mark. It also shows

masculinity and success/defeat

scheme “If” features a simple rhyme

scheme that repeats across the
poem's four octaves: ABABCDCD

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  Metaphor-
“If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the

Figures of same”
 Personification-

speech “Except the Will which says to them: “Hold

on!”
 Hyperbole-
“Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in
it”

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 The mood of the poem "If",
is energetic, upbeat, and
positive. The poem is filled
mood with optimism and
instructions on how one can
and should live a successful
life.

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 The tone of "If" by Rudyard
Kipling is multilayered,
ranging from earnest to
encouraging. The subject of
tone "If" is what it takes to be a
man, including maintaining
one's sense of self and humility.

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 It should be remembered that
Rudyard Kipling wrote this
poem for his son, as it is
addressed in the very last
purpose line. Rudyard Kipling
wanted to impart life lessons
to his son and show the right
way to be a complete leader
in the future.

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 Thank you

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