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I need help with "IF... " POEM
Hi,
The poem is here :
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm
And I would to know what does their the meaning of all "if" clauses are in the poem ?
in addition ,
I want to know if the main idea of the poem is : "Success -it's a mind game ! "?
Thanks for helpers.
The poem is here :
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm
And I would to know what does their the meaning of all "if" clauses are in the poem ?
in addition ,
I want to know if the main idea of the poem is : "Success -it's a mind game ! "?
Thanks for helpers.
Top answer
Begin: This is a famous poem. It has lots of "ifs", so ask about the particular ones that you don't understand. The main idea of the poem is in the last line.
- Begin: This is a famous poem.
- It has lots of "ifs", so ask about the particular ones that you don't understand.
- The main idea of the poem is in the last line.
- I don't consider it to be "success is a mind game"
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Begin:
This is a famous poem. It has lots of "ifs", so ask about the particular ones that you don't understand.
The main idea of the poem is in the last line.
I don't consider it to be "success is a mind game"
This is a famous poem. It has lots of "ifs", so ask about the particular ones that you don't understand.
The main idea of the poem is in the last line.
I don't consider it to be "success is a mind game"
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I think the poem is giving a list of human values, which do not include money, good looks, athletic ability, etc. They are the intrinsic values that are sometimes even more difficult to achieve. Do so, and you are truly a man (obviously written before the gender conscious times, when 'person' might be more appropriate).
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Philip:
Indeed the poem is stating the various aspects of a value and belief system that a father is passing on to his son. These values are from the poet's western Christian tradition, but most of them would be considered "universal truths" and common to all moral humanistic systems.. .
Indeed the poem is stating the various aspects of a value and belief system that a father is passing on to his son. These values are from the poet's western Christian tradition, but most of them would be considered "universal truths" and common to all moral humanistic systems.. .
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I am afraid I am going to have to mention a quote from the late humorist Jean Kerr: "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation."
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Delmobile I am afraid I am going to have to mention a quote from the late humorist Jean Kerr: "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation."Don't Eat the Daisies?
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