In the poem My Boy Jack one can feel the sorrow felt by Kipling as a parent who has lost their son to war. The poem is bleak and melancholy and is like a. His first play, My Boy Jack, premiered in and was later adapted as a movie for television starring Haig himself as Rudyard Kipling and Daniel Radcliffe as. "My Boy Jack" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling wrote it for Jack Cornwell, the 16 year old youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross who stayed by. Rudyard Kipling hums to himself in the drawing room of his home in Sussex, surrounded by bookshelves, cabinets, and a painting of his young daughter. When his son, Jack, enters wearing a suit, Rudyard looks him over approvingly, remarking that he looks quite fine—except that he’s not wearing his pince-nez. Jack explains that the pince-nez never stays on his nose, which is why he’d much rather . · Summary. "My Boy Jack" is told from the perspective of a mourning parent (Rudyard Kipling), asking for news of his only son (John Kipling) who is away at war. An answering voice tells the questioner that there is no news at this time, and that he or she should be proud of the son they bore who has sacrificed himself to the wind and the tide. Average number of words per line: 6. Mood of the speaker: The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion. The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; this, tide are repeated. There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines tide is repeated).
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