If by Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kiplings works ar charactrizd allusions to xotic cultur and ancint lgnds and charactrs. Yt it is his commntary on th natur of th crtain unchanging, univrsal, traits of humans that h is praisd for. His brilliant insight on man is bst sn in his pom If. Rudyard Kipling talks about this whn h says If you can walk with kings and kp th common touch Through xamination of this pom som obsrvations wr rcordd, and thy ar as follows. Th pom is dividd by stanzas in sts of ight lins. Th rhym schm of this pom isnt wll dfind throughout its ntirty.
Rathr, it has an AAAABABA pattrn in th first stanza but thn follows an ABABABAB pattrn in th rst of th stanzas. Yt whn lookd upon in a sort of rtrospct its a consistnt rhym schm. While analysis of rhyme is definite narration is not. It can be viewed in two ways. Either the author is giving advice to his reader and at the end referring to his reader as his son, or a more literal analysis could be considered as the poem is the dialogue of a father giving advice to his son. There seems to be no storyline nor was it based upon a feeling of an experience. Instead, it was a collection of advice.
Mr. Kipling however doesnt make good use of most literary terms in this poem. He doesnt use onomatopoeia, alliteration or internal rhyme. In addition he doesnt use figures of speech or visual imagery. Some may assume that this makes the poem boring and somewhat banal. What are banal are the orthodox poems that have a regular rhyme scheme, and use all of the aforementioned poetic terms. If however focuses more on the teachings of the poem and thus it holds more value.
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This poem evokes many feelings in me of inspiration, and it creates aspirations to be the kind of man that is described in this poem. Kipling describes the qualities that one needs to master his domain and uses many vivid examples throughout the poem. So by this information we can conclude that the theme of If is that in life we all have many obstacles to overcome, and at times it feels overbearing and we want to quit but you just need to stay in the game and do the best that you can and work through the hard times. In If Kipling uses parallel structure and illiteration repeatedly throughout the poem with the word if and by setting standards that we should all strive for. By using this parallel structure and illiteration Kipling creates a mood of an overbearing task, which adds to theme of the poem. This sense of an overbearing task makes you realize that the statesmen of the Victorian era had a lot of stress from their jobs, and they deserve a lot of respect for their professions.
Also, by creating this atmosphere of an overbearing task, Kipling sets a definite mood from using the illiteration of the word if and the parallel structure of creating all of the standards with the “if phrases”. Kipling uses an ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL MNMN rhyme code in If, which are designated in four stanzas. By using this rhyme code Kipling produces a catchy rhythm. This keeps the reader in tack with the flow of the poem, and keeps them entertained. The rhyme and rhyme code also help to develop the theme of the play. In If Kipling is very distinctive with his diction by using words like doubt, hate, lies, and blame in the first stanza so the reader realizes all of the hardships the statesmen had to go through in their overbearing professions. As great piece of literature with profound meanings, the poem is one of the most memorable pieces of all time.
Its meaning is not the sole reason for its power and influence upon the readers emotions but the style can also be credited for some of that. The poem excels in both and thus, is a strong piece of writing.
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Poetry. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Edward W. Said. Penguin Classics. 2000 CARRINGTON, Charles.
Rudyard Kipling: His life and work. London. Macmillan. 1955..
