If

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master;

If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two imposters just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run --

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

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1.       List the advice given in stanza 1:

2.       List the advice given in lines 5-8:

3.       List the advice given in lines 9-12:

4.       List the advice given in lines 13-16:

5.       List the advice given in lines 17-20:

6.       List the advice given in lines 21-24:

7.       List the advice given in lines 25-28:

8.       What is the reward that comes to the man who can follow all the advice given in this poem?

IF

Stanza 1

The father advises his son to:

       keep  his sanity and be sensible at all times

       trust himself when others doubt him

       give others the benefit of the doubt

       practise patience (line.5)

       avoid lying and being lied to (line 6)

       put aside all hatred (line 7)

       be moderate in appearance and speech(line 8)

       be humble and not be arrogant (line 8)

Stanza 2

The father advises his son to:

       not to indulge in dreams(line 9)

       not to show off or try to impress(line 10)

       be open-minded and treat success and failure on equal terms (line 11)

       to be strong in times of failure (line 12)

       remain calm no matter how other people twist your words of truth.(line 13)

       evil cheater will twist your words and use them for their own advantage. (line 14)

       remain calm when you watch your life’s work being destroyed by unscrupulous people. (line 15)

       to rebuild whatever he has lost in life(line 16)

question 8

To become a true man who is perfect in every way.

Stanza 3

The father advises his son:

       to gather all his wealth in one venture(line 17)

       to be prepared to take risks(line 18)

       that if he loses all of his wealth, he has to start all over again(line 19)

       not to tell anyone about his loss.(line 20)

       to perservere and discipline your mind and heart. (line 21)

       be positive and be objective even if you are feeling weak or fearful (line 22)

       not to quit even though the odds are against him(line 23)

       not to give up easily and to have strong will power(line 24)

Stanza 4

The father advises his son to:

       mix with all sorts of people and be true to your values and upbringing(line 25)

       socialise with the upper class without looking down on the lower class (line 26)

       live in harmony with both your friends and enemies without being harmed by them. (line 27)

       be just and equal treatment to everyone(line 28)

       be virtuous

       have humility

       socialise without fear or prejudice

       live in harmony with others

       be careful not to get hurt

       be dependable

       appreciate time

       make full use of time