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If | Rudyard Kipling
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"If-" is a poem by English poet Rudyard Kipling, written circa 1895. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies following the story "Brother Square-Toes", is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet's son, John.
The over-arching theme of the poem If is successful virtuous living based on values pertaining to integrity, rightful behavior and self-development. The poem speaks to each and every reader on what it means to become a complete man and how he operates through the thick and thins of life.
About the Poet:
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology, Kim, the Just So Stories and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King".
Born: December 30, 1865, Mumbai, India
Died: January 18, 1936 (age 70 years), London, United Kingdom
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Annabel Lee | Edgar Allen Poe
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Please support my channel: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The central message of "Annabel Lee" is that love can transcend death. Poe introduces this message by describing the deep love between Annabel Lee and the s...
Ozymandias of Egypt | Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Please support my channel: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "Ozymandias of Egypt" is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of The Examiner of London. Ozymandias is first and foremost a metaphor for the ephemeral nature of political power, and in that sense the poem is Shelley's most outstanding politi...
The Road Not Taken | Robert Frost
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Please support my channel: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, Mountain Interval. The poem talks about having to make a decision when coming to a fork in the road. It discusses all of the emotio...
The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven. Originally published: January 29, 1845 Author: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (1845) is a poem centered aro...
Casey at the Bat | Ernest Lawrence Thayer
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Featuring a dramatic narrative about a baseball game, the poem titled "Casey at the Bat" written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was later popularized by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performances. It has become one of the best-known poems in American literature. Originally published: June 3, 1888 Author: Ernest Lawrence Thayer About the Poet: Ernest Lawrence Thayer was an American writer and poe...
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love | Poem by Christopher Marlowe
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Donate: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", by Christopher Marlowe, is a pastoral poem from the English Renaissance. Marlowe composed the poem in iambic tetrameter in six stanzas, and each stanza is composed of two rhyming couplets; thus the first line of the poem reads: "Come live with me and be my love". Originally published: 1599 Author: Chris...
Ode to the West Wind | Lyric by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Donate: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "Ode to the West Wind" is an poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819 in Cascine wood near Florence, Italy. It was originally published in 1820 by Charles Ollier in London as part of the collection Prometheus Unbound, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts, With Other Poems. "Ode to the West Wind" shows us the power of the wind which brings a chan...
Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? | William Shakespeare
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Donate: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US Sonnet 18 is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. In the sonnet, the speaker asks whether he should compare the Fair Youth to a summer's day, but notes that he has qualities that surpass a summer's day, which is one of the themes of the poem. Originally published: 1609 Author: W...
I heard a fly buzz when I died | Emily Dickinson
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Please support my page: "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died" is the informal name for an untitled poem by American author Emily Dickinson. In the poem, the narrator is on her deathbed as she describes the progression towards her death. Critics have theorised a diverse range of interpretations that address the appearance of a fly in the poem. Thank you for supporting my channel. Please subscribe. Cr...
See It Through | Edgar Albert Guest
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Please support my channel: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "See It Through" by Edgar Albert Guest is a motivational poem meant to inspire a reader to work through whatever problems they are facing. The poem begins with the speaker telling the reader to always meet one's problems “face to face.” This is the best way to confront any conflict. Buy Slimming Tea: 66d47e8yytd63t2fdrky5b...
The Tyger | William Blake
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Please support my page: paypal.me/kzdiary?country.x=QA&locale.x=en_US "The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection and rising to prominence in the romantic period. Thank you for supporting my channel. Please subscribe. Credits to the owners of the photos used in making this video. No copyright infringement intended. The...
Ode to a Nightingale | John Keats
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Buy the Most Effective Slimming Tea: d22a7eb4tim11yfml9nr0k6zbx.hop.clickbank.net "Ode to a Nightingale" is a poem by John Keats written either in the garden of the Spaniards Inn, Hampstead, London or, according to Keats' friend Charles Armitage Brown, under a plum tree in the garden of Keats' house at Wentworth Place, also in Hampstead. Originally published: July 1819 Author: John Keats The ni...
A Dream Within a Dream | Edgar Allan Poe
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Buy the Most Effective Slimming Tea: d22a7eb4tim11yfml9nr0k6zbx.hop.clickbank.net "A Dream Within a Dream" is a poem written by American poet Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The poem has 24 lines, divided into two stanzas. Originally published: March 31, 1849 Author: Edgar Allan Poe Original language: English "A Dream Within a Dream" explores the significance and reality of life. The ...
We Wear the Mask | Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Buy the Most Effective Slimming Tea: d22a7eb4tim11yfml9nr0k6zbx.hop.clickbank.net "We Wear the Mask" is an 1895 poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. It is generally considered one of his most famous works and has been cited by several scholars as his best poem. The poem appeared in Dunbar's second volume of poetry. Originally published: 1895 Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar "We Wear the Mask" is a poem ab...
The Sun Rising | John Donne
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The Sun Rising | John Donne
Mending Wall | Robert Frost
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Mending Wall | Robert Frost
The New Colossus | Emma Lazarus
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The New Colossus | Emma Lazarus
The World is Too Much With Us | William Wordsworth
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The World is Too Much With Us | William Wordsworth
Fire and Ice | Robert Frost
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Fire and Ice | Robert Frost
Old Ironsides | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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Old Ironsides | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Because I Could Not Stop for Death | Emily Dickenson
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death | Emily Dickenson
In Flanders Fields | Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
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In Flanders Fields | Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
Kubla Khan | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Kubla Khan | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Hope is the Thing with Feathers | Emily Dickenson
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Hope is the Thing with Feathers | Emily Dickenson
The Highwayman | Alfred Noyes
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The Highwayman | Alfred Noyes
John Barleycorn | Robert Burns
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John Barleycorn | Robert Burns
ODE ON A GRECIAN URN | John Keats
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ODE ON A GRECIAN URN | John Keats
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE | Alfred Lord Tennyson
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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE | Alfred Lord Tennyson
DOVER BEACH | Matthew Arnold
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DOVER BEACH | Matthew Arnold

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @GaryAnthonyYoung-zz4mn
    @GaryAnthonyYoung-zz4mn 11 днів тому

    this rendering is adequate. pleases the pallid pall of my pallette with using of this tongue. message is familiar bro't.

  • @ssake1_IAL_Research
    @ssake1_IAL_Research 2 місяці тому

    It's certainly a competent narration. However, I do not agree that it was written by Edgar Allan Poe. I've researched the authorship of this poem for many years, and I've concluded, from strong evidence, that it was written by Mathew Franklin Whittier, the younger brother of the poet, John Greenleaf Whittier. Mathew would have based it on real-life circumstances, and an actual event in his life, which occurred in December of 1841. Poe's claim to authorship was merely a brazen public scam. He had nothing to do with writing this poem, which was submitted anonymously for the February edition of "American Review" under the pseudonym, "(blank) Quarles". All Poe did was to scoop the poem by three days in the daily newspaper he worked for, the NY "Evening Mirror." Presumably, he must have known ahead of time that Mathew was not in a position to publicly defend his work.

  • @jamesmonahan1870
    @jamesmonahan1870 4 місяці тому

    I FLEW TOO CLOSE TO YOUR FLAME (C)2006 @jamesmonahan1870

  • @user-cw2cb3be2v
    @user-cw2cb3be2v 4 місяці тому

    "Symmetry" spoils the rhyme . The author obviously meant it as [ sıme 'traı ].

  • @SweetDonka
    @SweetDonka 9 місяців тому

    Foloww your nice canaal

  • @VIRGONOMICS
    @VIRGONOMICS 9 місяців тому

    Thank you. 🦚

  • @Andrew-eb2qt
    @Andrew-eb2qt 9 місяців тому

    "promo sm"

  • @army_girl5598
    @army_girl5598 10 місяців тому

    Your voice is perfect for this poem and i also sang like you and i won 1st I've been listening to this for days and all💕❤️

  • @harshinanavas2737
    @harshinanavas2737 11 місяців тому

    Please send a introduction to the recitation

  • @archanaaravind4469
    @archanaaravind4469 11 місяців тому

    How to study it

    • @poemsandfables
      @poemsandfables 11 місяців тому

      Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” as a dedication to Abraham Lincoln. Although it seems like it is just a poem about a sea captain who dies at the end of a victorious voyage, it really refers to Lincoln 's untimely death shortly after his victory in the Civil War. Hope this helps. Thank you for supporting my channel. :)

  • @ShiroiVie
    @ShiroiVie 11 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed your rendition of Annabel Lee. I have loved this poem since I first read it in high school several years ago. Thank you for posting such great poems on your channel.

    • @poemsandfables
      @poemsandfables 11 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! I'm happy that you appreciated it. Yes, I will continue posting poems to revive the love of literature. <3

  • @harshinanavas2737
    @harshinanavas2737 11 місяців тому

    🎉

  • @Paulie17
    @Paulie17 11 місяців тому

    My favourite poem ❤

  • @jaybeesstarskalady6753
    @jaybeesstarskalady6753 11 місяців тому

    Super 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    I love this motivational poem, plus your slow reading makes this pleasant to listen. With a soothing voice like yours, I think you should try ASMR some time if you can. Excellent work as always, Kay!

    • @poemsandfables
      @poemsandfables Рік тому

      I will, eventually. Thank you so much for supporting my channel. :) <3

  • @tongbeiquanmaster6543
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    Hey Kay, just subbed to this channel. It's great to see you do well in other areas, your narration is excellent. Keep up the good work!

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    Wow. Bravo! This narration is too good, I love it! Please keep up the good work, Kay!

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    Ah, Robert Frost. I've read one of his poems called "Fire and Ice". It's amazing how much can be conveyed with a few words...

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    I love the voice and energy you have here, it makes it more dramatic and touching. By far my favorite among your other poem readings

  • @ssake1_IAL_Research
    @ssake1_IAL_Research Рік тому

    Edgar Allan Poe wasn't the author. His claim to it was a kind of 19th-century "identity theft." This poem's premiere was submitted anonymously to "American Review" under the pseudonym "---- Quarles" by the true author, Mathew Franklin Whittier, younger brother of poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Poe, a critic for the New York "Evening Mirror," finding the poem in an advance copy of "American Review," scooped Mathew in his own paper by two days. Mathew had shared a copy of "The Raven" with Poe in early 1842, so Poe had a handwritten copy in his possession. This enabled him to convince his editor that he had permission to scoop "American Review"--but he mysteriously left the "Mirror" shortly afterwards (suggesting that he may have been fired for lying about it). It is the height of absurdity that the editor of a newly-launched monthly literary magazine like the "Review," would have given a daily newspaper this permission. The real author was not in a position to reveal his identity because of his anti-slavery work and connection with the Underground Railroad, and hence could not publicly defend himself. See my paper, "Evidence that Edgar Allan Poe Stole 'The Raven' from Mathew Franklin Whittier," which can be downloaded from the following link, or found by searching for the paper's title on Academia.edu. www.ial.goldthread.com/MFW_The_Raven.pdf

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    It's a very nice poem, the message went into my head well. Coupled with your narration of it, it's a very pleasing experience

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    I love the parts where you narrate the poem with emotion. It's fitting for a poem about a love that transcends the mortal world

  • @TheUltimyrArchives
    @TheUltimyrArchives Рік тому

    I read this poem before, but it's lovely to hear you narrate it