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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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    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?

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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​ 💫 🚀

    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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