‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling Analysis

The meter If is say to Kiplings son, and is a message to him on his route to manhood. This is seen in the rattling last cast of the numbers, when Kipling writes And- which is much- youll be a Man, my son The poetry is or so setting goals, taking risks, being a leader and self-belief, but some(prenominal) in moderation. An example in the text is If you tail assembly trust yourself when all in all men doubt you. But realise allowance for their doubting a ilk. Kipling tells his son to believe in himself, but to never be over-confident. by means ofout the numbers, Kipling writes what it takes to be a man, and what his son should aspire to be.The purpose of the poem is to both inspire and warn the reader. An example in the text is If you sewer dream- and non make dreams your master. This phrase inspires readers to dream and set goals in their spirit, through hardships and failures. However, it also warns readers to never let these dreams consume them, and to be able to disconnect from these dreams when they need to. This phrase sends a message to keep a balance. You tin plump towards a dream, but it should not be all you work towards, and you should not be a slave to that dream. Throughout the poem If, emotion is expressed.At the start of the poem (stanza 1) the emotion is generally rather sad and more depressing then the rest of the poem. This is shown in the foster line are losing theirs and blaming it on you. However, as the poem progresses the emotion of the poem becomes happier and more inspirational. This is shown in the line Or walk with Kings- not lose the common jibe. The poem seeks to make the reader reflect on their own life and to compare the attitudes and feelings to the ones described in the poem. Kipling uses some writing techniques in his poem to help develop his message across.A few of these include own(prenominal) pronouns, repeating and personification. An example of personification in the text is Except the Will wh ich says to them, where Kipling personifies a will. Kipling uses personal pronouns such as you to make the reader feel as if the poem is directed to them, and therefore make it more personalised. This use of personal pronouns could inspire readers, as the feel they are being directly intercommunicate to. Kipling uses repetition to emphasise certain points, an example of this in the text is if you can.This phrase is also repeated to inspire, as readers may think, If I can do something, Ill be able to get this. The poem is make up of four octaves. E truly other line of the poem rhymes with from each one other (e. g. ABAB rhyming structure). The first line of the poem has eleven syllables and the second has ten syllables this pattern continuous throughout the poem, with every other line having 11 syllables. Throughout the poem there are only ii main sentences, from stanza one to three, and the last stanza is its own sentence. In the poem a semi-colon or colon splits the main phrases up.The lack of punctuation throughout the poem makes the poem easier to read, as it is almost one collective thought. Kipling could possibly be showing the confusion in a boys betoken when entering manhood. The poem is almost constructed as an instructional manual, as the dustup of the poem is quite descriptive and somewhat instructional, yet mainly unreserved words are utilize throughout the poem. This is shown in the first twain lines, where Kipling writes If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you.This type of language is quite appropriate as it is supposed to be directed to his son (so simple words are used), and is a hire towards how his son should act (so the instructions in the poem are clear). development this type of language the instructions are easy to understand. Kipling uses various techniques to get different images in the readers head commonly used techniques include metaphors and personification. An example of personi fication in the text is If you can garner with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those cardinal imposters just the same.Where Kipling personifies Triumph and Disasters as two people who confirm betrayed someone. An example of a metaphor in the poem is If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds worth of maintain run, where he uses rails as a metaphor for life. In this metaphor Kipling says you must try youre hardest all the time, even if it leaves you exhausted, which is what running does. These different forms of imagery could have been written in order to make the reader imagine and dream. Therefore, they can get a better ground of what message the writer may be trying to convey.The poem If has a regular rhythm following the pattern of an iambic pentameter. An example in the poem is (where the capitalised words are stressed syllables) if YOU can KEEP your wit. The regular rhythm of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is quite calming and reass uring. The poem flows very well and it is almost written like a song. This steady rhythm allows readers to be inspired, as they are calm down by the calmness of the poem. Kipling uses alliteration throughout his poem to emphasise appoint points.An example in the text is when Kipling writes Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools. In this sentence a hard t sound starts three different words. The hard t sounds could be utter to honor negativity in the sentence. The last two words of the line have a f sound at the start which could be said to reinforce the fools sound. The last word of every other line in the poem rhyme with each other (e. g. ABAB) rhyming structure. For example not make dreams your master Meet with Triumph and Disaster. This structure could be implemented to make the poem more interesting.I feel like this poem was written very well as through the use of many techniques it does achieve the poets purpose, which is to inspire. The poem is written in a very easy w ay to understand, as the language is relatively simple, the rhythm is regular, gigantic imagery is used and the poem is structured well. The poem teaches one to be a leader, to have a healthful work ethic and to be self-righteous, yet always be able to detach from these things when necessary. Due to the strong message the poem conveys and great craftsmanship, I really enjoyed this poem.