Are you familiar with the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling?
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What does the poet advise about dreams and thoughts?

  • Make dreams your master
  • Not make dreams your master (correct)
  • Make thoughts your aim
  • Suppress thoughts and dreams
  • What is the poet's advice about dealing with doubts?

  • Pretend doubts do not exist
  • Make allowance for others' doubts and trust oneself (correct)
  • Give in to doubts and blame others
  • Ignore doubts and trust only in oneself
  • What does the poet advise about dealing with loss?

  • Never start again at your beginnings
  • Breathe a word about your loss (correct)
  • Give up after a loss
  • Seek revenge for the loss
  • According to the poet, how should one react to being lied about?

    <p>Ignore it and move on</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the poet suggest one should react to Triumph and Disaster?

    <p>Treat them as impostors just the same</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Poet's Advice

    • Dreams and Thoughts: Hold them lightly, don't let them master you.
    • Doubts: Treat them with suspicion, don't give in to them.
    • Loss: Meet it with head held high, don't let it break you.
    • Being Lied About: Don't let it consume you, keep your head and don't be swayed.
    • Triumph and Disaster: Treat them both the same, don't get too high or too low, stay balanced.

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    Test your knowledge of the classic poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling with this quiz. See how well you remember the verses and their meanings.

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