Literary Devices
Turning Triumph and Disaster into “imposters” is an example of this.
What is personification?
"Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs" is an example of a) Self Control, b) Perseverance, c) Confidence, d) Humility
a) What is self control?
“If you can wait and not be tired by waiting” refers to this quality, a) Peer pressure, b) Patience, c) Resilience, d) Integrity.
b) What is patience?
Rudyard Kipling this poem
Who wrote IF?
The exaggeration of “risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss” uses this device.
What is hyperbole?
“If you can wait and not be tired by waiting” is an example of a) Self Control, b) Perseverance, c) Confidence, d) Humility
b) What is perseverance?
“don’t deal in lies” shows this personal quality a) Peer pressure, b) Patience, c) Resilience, d) Integrity.
d) What is integrity?
The stanza has aaaabcbc rhyming scheme
What is the 1st stanza?
The mental picture of “If you can watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools.” is an example of this.
What is imagery?
"Don’t look too good, nor talk too wise" teaches you to be this a) Self Control, b) Perseverance, c) Confidence, d) Humility
d) What is being humble?
“If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you” suggests this quality a) Peer pressure, b) Patience, c) Resilience, d) Integrity.
c) What is resilience?
The phrase is repeated 10 times.
How many times is "If you can" is repeated?
The comparison of “the unforgiving minute” in the poem is an example of this, suggesting that time cannot be recovered.
What is a metaphor?
This quality is to "trust yourself when all men doubt you," a) Self Control, b) Perseverance, c) Confidence, d) Humility
c) What is confidence?
“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue” means be able to survive this a) Peer pressure, b) Patience, c) Resilience, d) Integrity.
a) What is peer pressure?
IF is this type of poem which teaches a lesson.
What is a didactic poem?