Rikki-tikki-tavi is the main character in the story‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. Rikki is an almost new born mongoose that got washed onto an Indian bungalow by a terrible flood‚ and was taken under the wing of an English family. The Mother‚ Father and their son Teddy . While exploring the garden he found that there was a great conflict between the snakes and the rest of the people‚ that Rikki was going to fix. He is a helpful‚ valiant‚ and daring mongoose. The first character trait
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Explication Essay of “Cities and Thrones and Powers” by Rudyard Kipling Essay by David Taylor “Cities and Thrones and Powers‚ / Stand in Time’s eye‚” (lines 1‚ 2). These lines set the stage for the poem’s meaning. Rudyard Kipling uses figurative language‚ word choice‚ and rhythm to create the meaning “Nothing in this world lasts forever‚ but life is everlasting‚” Rudyard Kipling then dives further and creates a deeper meaning underneath that of the first saying‚ to enjoy the experience of life
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Stranded on a desert island… I have now been stranded on this desert island for three and a half months and this is the only time I’ve found during this exhausting period. Between building shelters and finding water‚ there is no time. But for the very first time‚ I can think over my actions and my past life. Other people would write a letter of distress and trying to locate themselves in the middle of this endless‚ sapphire ocean. But I’m not. I am going to tell you about my memories and experiences
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John Carteret AP English 12 Period 3 October 20‚ 2013 "If" Explication What makes a man? In a world controlled by power and greed‚ virtue and honesty are lost in the midst. Rudyard Kipling’s “If” challenges one to be all the things that make a man. “If” employs the literary techniques of repetition‚ diction‚ rhyme and rhythm to appeal to the common man and reinforce the theme of human trial‚ and the challenge faced by all to be virtuous. The theme is further expressed in the subtle tones of
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order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood” (“Parenting”). In the poems “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ and “Point B” by Sarah Kay‚ published in 1895 and 2011 respectively‚ the authors of the poems and the speakers in them as well‚ share a heartfelt connection with the children the poems feature. In Kipling’s case‚ he was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson and his relationship with his children. Kipling also went on to have a son two years after writing “If” and was likely thinking of parenting
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the British are when they invaded. Morals and historical background both have major effects into understanding this story. In Rudyard Kipling’s The Mark of the Beast the author offers criticism of the interaction between the colonizers and the colonized. This leads to an understanding of morals and historical background that the author intended to display. Rudyard Kiplings The Mark of the Beast was first published in 1890. That means this story has remain popular for over one hundred years and shows
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling Born to a British family‚ Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the Jungle Books‚ was born on December 30‚ 1865 in Bombay‚ India. The feeling of abandonment and confusion after his pampered life as a colonial influenced Kipling’s work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can
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How the leopard got his spots Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet‚ short-story writer‚ and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism‚ tales and poems of British soldiers in India‚ and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Bombay‚ in the Bombay Presidency of British India‚ and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction‚ including The Jungle
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An Eternal Marriage: Analysis of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Bridegroom” During the First World War‚ death was a constant threat. Soldiers faced it every day in the trenches‚ and more succumbed to it. Rudyard Kipling’s Epitaphs of War represents the impact those deaths had across much of the world. “The Bridegroom” exposes the last thoughts of a dying soldier through an extended metaphor‚ personification and tone. First of all‚ the title and first stanza reveal that the speaker‚ a young soldier‚ is
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continent. This race of empires had many motivations‚ both economic and political. Many people had differing opinions on this surge of imperialism‚ some the most significant being J. A. Hobson‚ a British social critic and author of Imperialism‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ and Indian born newspaper correspondent‚ poet‚ and author of The White Man’s Burden‚ Frederick Lugard‚ a British soldier‚ imperial administrator‚ and author of The Scramble for Africa‚ and Albert Beveridge‚ an American historian‚ representative
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