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9th Eng Unit.7

The document discusses the themes and messages of the poem 'If', focusing on how to handle failure, success, criticism, doubt, and personal losses with patience and humility. It emphasizes the importance of self-trust, resilience, and maintaining integrity in life. Additionally, it includes a glossary of key terms and example sentences for each term.

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9th Eng Unit.7

The document discusses the themes and messages of the poem 'If', focusing on how to handle failure, success, criticism, doubt, and personal losses with patience and humility. It emphasizes the importance of self-trust, resilience, and maintaining integrity in life. Additionally, it includes a glossary of key terms and example sentences for each term.

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Unit # 7 “IF”

Questions within the Poem


Q.1 How will you handle the situation if you face failure in
your life?
Ans: If I face failure in my life, I shall handle it with patience.
Q.2 How will you celebrate your success in your life?
Ans: I shall celebrate the success by staying humble and keep
working hard.
Questions within the Exercise
Q.1 According to the poet, how should one respond to
criticism and blame?
Ans: According to the poet, one should stay calm and patient in
response to criticism and blame.
Q.2 What quality does the poem emphasize in handling
doubt and self-trust?
Ans: The poem emphasizes trusting oneself in handling doubt and
self-trust even when doubted by others.
Q.3 What message does the poem give about dreams and
aspirations?
Ans: The poem advises that dreams and aspirations are important
but one should not to let them become our master. We should
have control over ourselves.
Q.4 How should a person handle twisted truths and
personal losses?
Ans: The poem tells us to be patient when our truths are twisted
by others. It encourages us to rebuild our losses without
complaining about them.
Q.5 What does the poem suggest about resilience and
rebuilding after setbacks?
Ans: The poem suggests to stay strong in rebuilding after
setbacks. It encourages us to start again without complaining.
Q.6 According to the poem, how should one persist in
difficult times?
Ans: The poem advises us that one should persist with his will
power when nothing is left. It encourages us to rely on self-control
even when the mind and body are exhausted.
Q.7 What is the message of the poem regarding integrity
and humility in life?
Ans: The poem advises us to stay virtuous among crowds, humble
around the powerful and balanced in relationship with friends and
foes.
GLOSSARY
Imposter: deceiver, hoaxer, pretender, fake, fraud
Knave: A dishonest man, rascal, wretch, scoundrel,
Sinew: muscle, heftiness, brawn,
Stoop: to bend, kneel, lower, scooch, bow
Truimph: a great success, conquest, victory, achievement ,
ascendancy
Virtue: goodness, ethics, nobility, dignity, worth, righteousness
Make Sentence of these Glossary Words
i. Imposter: The police arrested the imposter who was
posing as a doctor.
ii. Knave: He was called a knave for his dishonest practices.
iii. Sinew: The butcher removed the sinew from the meat. /
The athlete’s sinew were strained from intense training.
iv. Stoop: I need to stoop down to pick up the keys.
v. Triumph: The team celebrated their triumph in the
championship.
vi. Virtue: Honesty is a virtue that everyone should practice.

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