If by Rudyard Kipling

Read the first stanza of the poem. Based on lines 5 and 6, what can you conclude about the speaker's values?

• The speaker values curiosity and creativity.

• The speaker values patience and honesty.

• The speaker values good looks and political debates.

• The speaker values the opinions of other people.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a theme of this poem?

• Becoming a grownup takes confidence, determination, and virtue.

• Most people handle failure better than they handle success.

• Talking about your problems is the first step toward solving them.

• People should spend more time in crowds and less time around royalty.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who does the author believe you must count on in life?

• Trustworthy friends

• Loving family

• Nobody

• Yourself

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the following line mean: "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue".

• Listen to what others say.

• Make sure you are loyal.

• Keep your morals even if you may be influenced by others.

• Don't share your opinions if others disagree.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the repeated word "if" in these sentences emphasize about the speaker?

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings -nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

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

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

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

And - which is more -you'll be a Man, my son!

• The speaker wants his son to obtain power and wealth

• The speaker realizes that he has set out a difficult task.

• The speaker does not think his son can do what he asks.

• The speaker wants his son to prepare to be hurt by others.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is being addressed in the poem?

• the poet

• the poet's son

• the poet's daughter

• the poet's wife

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• the poet

• kings

• the poet's son

• common people

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What poetic device is the poet using with the word if?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In line 1 of stanza 4, the word virtue means

• playfulness

• behavior showing high moral standards

• nerve

• sanity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An imposter is

• a person that enters your house uninvited

• a person who investigates situations

• a person that is invited to your house

• a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4