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TUITS If Poem

Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If' provides a father's guidance to his son on building character and resilience, emphasizing calmness under pressure, self-confidence, and patience in adversity. It highlights the importance of humility, perseverance, and maintaining one's values in interactions with others. The poem ultimately teaches that embodying these virtues leads to true success and maturity, earning the title of 'a Man.'

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TUITS If Poem

Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If' provides a father's guidance to his son on building character and resilience, emphasizing calmness under pressure, self-confidence, and patience in adversity. It highlights the importance of humility, perseverance, and maintaining one's values in interactions with others. The poem ultimately teaches that embodying these virtues leads to true success and maturity, earning the title of 'a Man.'

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IE Sheet 03

Name:
ID: _______________
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Grade: IV Section:_____________ Date: ______________

Subject: English Literature Topic: Poem “IF”

If

- By Rudyard Kipling

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 impostors 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 worn-out 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 breathe 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!


Summary of the poem:

Rudyard Kipling’s poem If— is a father’s heartfelt advice to his son, offering a
blueprint for developing strong character, resilience, and moral integrity. The poem
emphasizes the importance of staying calm under pressure, maintaining self-
confidence while accepting criticism, and being truthful and patient even in the
face of dishonesty or adversity. It encourages perseverance through setbacks,
taking risks with courage, and handling both triumph and disaster with grace.
Kipling also stresses humility, self-discipline, and the ability to interact with both
common people and influential figures without losing one’s values. Ultimately, the
poem conveys that by embodying these virtues—strength, patience, honesty, and
perseverance—one can achieve true success and maturity, becoming a person of
integrity and wisdom, worthy of the title, “a Man.”

Moral of the poem:

The poem imparts valuable lessons on maintaining composure, staying true to


oneself, and persevering through hardships with dignity. It encourages readers to
cultivate inner strength and moral fortitude to overcome life’s obstacles.

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