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"If—" is a widely anthologized poem by Rudyard Kipling that offers stoic, moral, and practical advice on how to live with integrity, resilience, and maturity.

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instanceOf Victorian poem
didactic poem
poem
addressee a son
author Rudyard Kipling
collectionType short story collection with poems
copyrightStatus public domain in many jurisdictions
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalStatus one of the most popular poems in English
famousLine And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
If you can keep your head when all about you
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it
firstPublishedAsPartOf Rewards and Fairies
firstPublishedIn Rewards and Fairies
form lyric poem
genre didactic literature
hasAuthorNationality British
includedIn many school curricula worldwide
inspiredBy Victorian ideals of manhood
language English
literaryMovement Victorian literature
meter iambic pentameter (predominantly)
narrativeVoice second person
numberOfStanzas 4
oftenQuotedIn educational contexts
motivational speeches
self-help literature
originalPublicationYear 1910
relatedWorkByAuthor Gunga Din
Mandalay
The Jungle Book
rhymeScheme abab cdcd efef ghgh (per stanza)
structure conditional clauses leading to a concluding reward
subjectMatter how to develop character
how to face adversity
how to live with integrity
theme courage
emotional control
humility
leadership
maturity
moral integrity
patience
perseverance
resilience
self-discipline
stoicism
tone didactic
encouraging
moral
widelyAnthologized true

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