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1. 1.

   Explain what the speaker means by - 

   If you can keep your head when all about you
   Are losing theirs

2. 2.

   Explain what the speaker means by - 

   If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
   Or being lied about, don't deal in lies

3. 3.

   Explain what the speaker means by - 

   If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
   Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools

4. 4.

   Explain what the speaker means by - 

   If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
   To serve your turn long after they are gone

5. 5.

   Explain what the speaker means by - 

   If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
   Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch

6. 6.

   Does the speaker warn his reader to be careful in spite of his ideals? Give two examples from the poem to highlight this.