Would you show me the summary of the poem If by Rudyard Kipling?

Answer 1

"If" by Rudyard Kipling is a poem that imparts wisdom about maintaining composure, perseverance, and integrity in the face of adversity. It emphasizes the importance of staying true to oneself, maintaining a positive attitude, and displaying resilience when dealing with challenges. The poem highlights the qualities of patience, humility, and determination as essential virtues for navigating life's uncertainties and achieving success.

Answer 2

Rudyard Kipling

If

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with triumph and disaster

And treat those two imposters just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breath a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Answer 3

The very best way to get this or any other poem is by repeated close readings. Read it aloud, so that you can better hear the rhythms and sounds the poet creates. Look for the way some lines flow, some lines clash. Make certain you understand the meaning of each word. Even a word so small and common as "if" is packed with meaning: it contains within it the uncertainty of the future, the possibility of failure. Think abut what those questions Kipling poses in If mean individually, and as a whole. Once you've read the poem the first time you'll know what Kipling is getting at, and that it takes affirmatives to all those "ifs" to be a man. Or does it? Maybe the world has changed, and Kipling is out of date.

There really is no single correct interpretation of a poem. It means what it means to you; all you've been asked to do by the poet is read the work with effort and attention, then interpret it.

Answer 4

This poem is about being yourself and believing in yourself. The poet want us to know that everyone of us is unique person and we must judge everything for ourselves instead of blindly following what other people are saying or doing (e.g. interpreting this poem).

It may appear sometimes that the popular thing is right and sometimes you may have doubts that you are on the wrong side of the road, but you have to trust yourself when that happens. Sure, it may happen that you were wrong but you will learn from failures and to use what you have learnt you should always have the will power to do it all over again until you get what you feel is right. And when you\'re right you have to be humble and take it in your stride yet still be prepared to fail the next time.

Similarly, we must give other people a chance to express their own opinions and not force what we think is right on everyone. You have to keep your mind open but in the end should have the wisdom to decide and act only on what you think is right.

Answer 5

on your head because its no whr in the net....so think hard