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The poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling provides guidance to his son on how to live a humble, honest and productive life. It uses anaphora, metaphor, antithesis and other devices to convey its message. The tone is one of wisdom and guidance, advising the son to accept both triumph and disaster with equanimity and to keep his head in challenging times. The poem has a positive attitude overall, encouraging virtues like honesty, hard work and perseverance through its didactic structure and rhyming stanzas.

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?BLAST - Poetry Analysis Fill-In Form?

The poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling provides guidance to his son on how to live a humble, honest and productive life. It uses anaphora, metaphor, antithesis and other devices to convey its message. The tone is one of wisdom and guidance, advising the son to accept both triumph and disaster with equanimity and to keep his head in challenging times. The poem has a positive attitude overall, encouraging virtues like honesty, hard work and perseverance through its didactic structure and rhyming stanzas.

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🚀💫​BLAST: Poetry Analysis​ 💫 🚀

Name of Poem/Author/Date: “IF” by Rudyard Kipling


IDENTIFY WHAT YOU NOTICED/NOTED

🌟​ ​B​asics:
What does the title tell you? Any
Being humble and keeping your morals true to you,
Still having honesty even when it’s not necessary.
Keeping a strong heart and never get too
important info about the author? vulnerable. Take advantage of your time and be
Paraphrase the poem here: what is it

🌟 ​L​anguage:
literally​ talking about? productive.
Anaphora/repetition of the word IF
List any figurative language and Metaphor: keep your head
imagery that you located in the poem, Antithesis: Trust/doubt
focusing on the most salient of devices. Personification: Triumph/Disaster, Will
What is the purpose and meaning of
these devices? Remember, this part Polysyndeton: and
can be key to choosing an appropriate Alliteration: Foes and friends

🌟 ​A​ttitude:
theme.

Reference your annotations and note


how many words have positive and
negative connotations. Note here if the
poet’s attitude towards the subject is
positive​ or ​negative​. Then, provide
TWO​ tone words reflecting the poet’s

🌟 ​S​tructure:
attitude.

Didactic poem
Was there anything important that Rhyme Scheme: ababcdcd
you noted about the structure of the 4 Octaves
poem? Check your annotations for
rhyme, stanza breaks, meter, rhythm,
and spacing. How does the structure of

🌟 ​T​heme:
this poem add to its purpose?

The speaker in the poem “IF” by Rudyard Kipling


Looking at your annotations and the instructs his son on the suggestion he has on life
chart above, identify the main through the use of Antithesis, metaphor, and
message of the poem. Record your AP personification in order to help motivate his son
Style Thesis Statement that conveys
the theme in this box. for the future and how to live a good humble life.
The father figure is almost seen as a god-like
figure to the son, which is expressed through his
guidance towards the son and inspires him to take
the right paths in life to acquire happiness and
success.

🔑 ​Don’t forget to use your ​Keys to the Kingdom​ 🔑

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