Table of Contents
- 1 What is the meaning of the poem If by Kipling?
- 2 What is the meaning of If in the poem If?
- 3 What does and lose and start again at your beginnings mean?
- 4 Who is the speaker of the poem If?
- 5 What is the meaning of the second stanza in the poem If?
- 6 What is the meaning of if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew?
What is the meaning of the poem If by Kipling?
The poem ‘If’ by the India-born British Nobel laureate poet Rudyard Kipling is a poem of ultimate inspiration that tells us how to deal with different situations in life. The poet conveys his ideas about how to win this life, and after all, how to be a good human being.
What is the meaning of If in the poem If?
Rudyard Kipling’s poem titled “If–” is a list of conditionals expressing ways to behave in order to be the best possible human being , a real “Man, my son!” For example, using the collective “you,” the poem talks about holding your head up high while also being humble, trusting…
What is the important message of the poem If?
Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” contains a thoughtful message about how to live successful, principled, and happy life despite the challenges that one will inevitably face.
What does and lose and start again at your beginnings mean?
And lose, and start again at your beginnings, And never breathe a word about your loss: Yeah “winnings” and “pitch-and-toss” are totally gambling words, but gambling is here a metaphor, for the most part. It’s a metaphor for earning money and losing it by taking chances, by gambling (but not at a casino or something).
Who is the speaker of the poem If?
The speaker is the poet Rudyard Kipling itself and it is addressed to his son John.
What does the speaker mean by heart and nerve and sinew?
Explanation: It means that not to giveup in the life but instead of giving up we should do hard work for the next time and it also mean that of we loss once that doesn’t matter we will lose again and again .
What is the meaning of the second stanza in the poem If?
Stanza 2. The poet says that he should dream big but never make the dreams his master. Similarly, he should think good (about goals, future, etc ) but never make thoughts his aim because in order to succeed in life one has to work hard.
What is the meaning of if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew?
Kipling is saying that at those times we need to force our hearts, nerves, and sinew to do what we do not want to do or what we feel we are incapable of doing. A marathon runner, for example, may feel like quitting after 18 miles. We say he or she has “hit the wall.” That wall is the feeling they cannot go on.