If Poetry

 If/By Rudyard Kipling                                            Poetry Response 

If you can keep your head when all about you .A.                              The connection I made with this Poem

  Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, .A.                                      Is that Rudyyard wanted Every-one to

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, .A.                        know that If anyone does these things 

    But make allowance for their doubting too; .A.                              do something about it and ask for help

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, .B.                          when you need it and if you do Something

   Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, .C.                                  bad just tell someone, or if you lie tell the 

Or being hated, don't give way to hating, .B.                                 truth it won't be better if they find out it 

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: .C.                             would be badder so just tell someone!

If you can dream----and not make dreams your master  .A.           Even if it is just you friend/Bestfriend or 

 If you can think----and not make thoughts your aim; .B.              someone you trust  just at least someone

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster  .A.                   The poetic devices in this there and Hyperbole,

And treat those two imposters just the same; .B                   A LOT of RHYMING  a lot of Alliteration  and

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken .C.          I think that is all I hope so umm if you find some 

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, .D.            tell me in the comment you do kk bye see ya in the 

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, .C.  next blog post I do and if you comment on my blog 

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: .D.          I'll comment you yours okay Bye😋😁😇

If you can make one heap of all your winnings .A.

ANd risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, .B.

And lose, and start again at your beginnings .A. 

And never breathe a word about your loss; .B.

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew .C.

To serve your turn long after they are gone, .D.

And so hold on when there is nothing in you .C.

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' .D.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, .A.

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

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, .A.

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

If you can fill the unforgiving minute, .C.

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, .D.

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

And----which is more----you'll be a Man, My son! .D.