IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Complete Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 1

IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Detailed Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 2

IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them.  The poem If does not have a conspicuous physical… Continue reading IF Summary and Analysis by Rudyard Kipling- Stanza 4

If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis<
December 5, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on living and acting with integrity and right values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them—the poem If does not have a conspicuous physical setting. However,… Continue reading If Stanza 3: Line by Line Summary and Analysis

If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)<
December 4, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)

The poem If can be viewed as a set of guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and the correct values such that one becomes the ideal human. Each of the four stanzas deals with different life situations and the best way to act during them—the poem If does not have a conspicuous… Continue reading If: Central Idea and Theme by Rudyard Kipling (2023 Update)

Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling<
December 4, 2015 by Shreya Bardhan
Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling

About the Poet: Rudyard Kipling – an English littérateur, well known for his works such as The Jungle Book, Kim, and the iconic poem If, was an eminent poet, a novelist and a prolific writer of short stories. He was born on Indian soil on the 30th of December, 1865 in the city of Bombay, then… Continue reading Setting and Mood of the Poem IF by Rudyard Kipling

Cactus: Summary<
February 24, 2015 by Website Contributors
Cactus: Summary

About the Poet Koyamparambath Satchidanandan was born in 1946 in Pulloot, a village in Kodungallur in the Thrissur District of Kerala. K. Sachidanandan is an Indian poet and critic writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual critic, playwright, editor, literary columnist, and translator, is the former Editor of… Continue reading Cactus: Summary

Summary and Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost<
October 27, 2013 by Trisha
Summary and Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost

‘Men build too many walls and not enough bridges’ -Isaac Newton. The poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost presents his ideas of barriers between people, communication, friendship and the sense of safety that people acquire from building barriers. Summary of Mending Wall by Robert Frost Lines 1-9: The narrator expresses his wonder about a phenomenon, through… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost

Summary of The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel<
July 19, 2013 by Trisha
Summary of The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel

The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel is a satirical poem written in the form of a conversation between a professor and his student. A satire is way of criticizing a person, an idea or something where the poet uses humour to point out their faults and weaknesses. Here, the professor makes fun of himself by the… Continue reading Summary of The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel