![]() ![]() ![]() The title of the poem makes reference to ‘ if a certain situation arises’. The scenes he describes that are met through life are both positive and negative ones and he explains how to behave in each situation to ensure the best outcome. Rudyard Kipling advises on how to live life and describes the challenging moments that most people have to deal with and he explains how to cope calmly with each. The poem is written in the second person which makes it both powerful and motivational because with the repeated use of the word ‘you’ readers feels as though the poet is speaking directly to them. The poem If is four stanzas long and each stanza is comprised of eight lines. Rudyard Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Rudyard Kipling wrote poems, novels and novels and his most famous work is the childhood classic Jungle Book which is loved by young and old alike. Over the years, his sound advice has helped many young people. He wrote the poem as if he was advising his son on how to find his place in life and to live a life in harmony with others. ![]() This inspirational poem was written by the British writer, Rudyard Kipling, in about 1895. ![]()
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