How is the title of Kipling's poem "If' also an example of
repetition?
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
Tlf
Rudyard Kipling

Repetition in poetry has to do with repeating words, phrases, lines or stanza to emphasize an idea, create a rhythm or convey the sense of urgency.

The poem by Rudyard Kipling repeats the word "If" to emphasize the idea about not giving in to societal pressures and being original.

Sample Response: The title of the poem "If" begins many of the lines. This shows the importance of trying to follow the speaker's advice: if the son can do all of these things, says the speaker, he will be a man. Repeating "if" also helps the poet stress that nothing is certain in the world.

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