Question

Which lines from "If" by Rudyard Kipling are the best example of repetition?

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated don't give way to hating,

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

Answer 1

Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated don’t give way to hating,

Answer 2

The lines which are the best example of repetition are:

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated don't give way to hating,

Step-by-step explanation:

In poetry, repetition helps create a rhythmic pattern as well as emphasize an idea. It can consist of repeating the same word or phrase (anaphora), sometimes even whole lines. We can find anaphora in the first two lines of the excerpt we are studying here:

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated don't give way to hating,

The author of the poem is using repetition here to emphasize the idea defended by the speaker. The speaker of the poem "If" is most likely a sage, a wise old man who's offering clever advice to a younger one. He's using repetition to emphasize that testing situations in life happen more than once, sometimes in succession. One day, you'll be lied about. The next, you'll be hated. Still, according to the speaker, you must not give in to lies and hatred. No matter how often they repeat themselves, you must be patient.