Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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How do you analyze Rudyard Kipling's ""If—""? In this poem analysis lesson, students analyze ""If—"" by Rudyard Kipling by examining figurative language, personification, metaphors, the speaker, poem structure, and theme. Featured above the players' entrance at Wimbledon, this iconic poem offers a timely opportunity to explore literary devices, textual evidence, and one of the most influential works in English literature. 🎾🤓

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Use this lesson during Wimbledon to connect a major sporting event with poetry analysis, close reading, and literary interpretation.

📌 In this lesson, students:

-analyze figurative language and literary devices
-identify personification and metaphor
-examine the speaker and poem structure
-determine the poem's theme using textual evidence
-strengthen poetry analysis and close reading skills

📚 Subject: ELA / Poetry Analysis
📚 Grades: 6–8

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