If by Rudyard Kipling

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  • Created on: 11-01-22 17:04
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  • If by Rudyard Kipling
    • Language
      • Stanza 1
      • Stanza 2
        • personification
          • "Triumph and Disaster  and treat those two imposters the same
            • more powerful and emotive
            • "imposter" suggests something that isnt real
              • maybe hes showing how fleeting these both are
        • language gets more informal
          • "build 'em up"
          • Stanza 3
            • "pitch-and-toss"
              • language gets more informal
                • "build 'em up"
                • Stanza 3
                  • "pitch-and-toss"
                    • "except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
                      • will is personified
                        • seperating the will from the person
                      • exclamation point is the first in the poem
                        • emphasizes the message of the importance of strength
                    • "your heart and nerve and sinew"
                      • both physical and emotional
              • "except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
                • will is personified
                  • seperating the will from the person
                • exclamation point is the first in the poem
                  • emphasizes the message of the importance of strength
              • "your heart and nerve and sinew"
                • both physical and emotional
        • Stanza 4
        • use of personal pronouns
          • makes the poem familiar and intimate
          • "if you can keep your head when all about you'
        • repetition of "if you'
          • becomes almost songlike
            • reassuring
            • like a nursery rhyme
              • reassuring
        • clear juxtopositions
          • present a good vs bad idea
            • generalises
            • like  a fairy tale
              • becomes almost songlike
                • like a nursery rhyme
            • Stanza 1
        • Structure
          • Stanza 1
            • Balanced lines
              • "or being lied about, don't deal in lies"
              • Starts the idea of justice and balance
            • 2 couplets then 4 lines
              • each a 'if statement'
            • AAAABCBC
          • Stanza 2
            • structure starts to change
              • lack of seperatation  by punctuation mid line prevents the clear balance
            • balance in lines 1 and 2
              • "if you can dream - and not make dreams your master'
              • balance leaves after that
            • ABABCDCD
          • Stanza 3
            • Gets more structured
              • shows bc its talking about strength
            • ABABCDCD
          • Stanza 4
            • balance returns
              • as if following these rules will give your life balance
          • Iambic Pentameter
            • one long sentance
              • finished on a high note with an exclamation point
          • Tone + Messgae

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