Summary 2: If

Name               : Ajeng Novianty

NIM                 : 5190511010

Study Program : English Literature – Class A

Title                 : If

Written by        : Rudyard Kipling

Genre               : Poem

Source             : https://www.storynory.com/if/

Summary         :

‘If’ is a poem which has a simple title, but, it has absolutely great and deep means. This poem has four couplets and overall it has 32 verses. Basically, this poem is difficult to understand. Yep! Because anyone who read the poems, with any language, sometimes feel difficult to meaning the means of the poem; likewise which this poem. We must meaning that and read it again and again to understand it—altough, sometimes some verses in this poem is the most difficulty and we just try to understood the poem by the easy and understandable context.

The poem written by Rudyard Kipling was made for his child. This poem is absolutely gives many advices and positive values that we can make for self motivations and for self inspirit. Once again, ‘If’ is absolutely great! You can see many wisdom words which can indirectly ignite your soul when you are in your lowest zone.

Such as this example from the poem:

“ 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,”

That is amazing words! In short brief, that words is meaning that if you are not bear the truth who spoken by you were instead to be twisted into different from what you say by unresponsable person, you don’t feel down; life which you was built, when was broken by them, hurry up to humble heart yourselves and build it all up again.

The important things in this poem, in the last part, said that this world is yours; you can life in this beautiful place is not because them (unresponsable person), but because God. So, stick to your position, don’t torture yourselves with others' bad responses or with your own lack of love for yourselves.

Point of View:

This poem pure for give us many advises and many counsels. The words is so aesthaetic and beautiful. But, one things, this is so difficult to understand.

Closing Statement:

I definitely recommend this poem for y’all, especially for poems lover.

Thank You