If By Rudyard Kipling - Analysis

If you can keep your head when all about you   

    Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,   

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 

    But make allowance for their doubting too;   

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, 

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

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, 

    And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: 

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;   

    If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;   

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster 

    And treat those two impostors just the same;   

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 make one heap of all your winnings 

    And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, 

And lose, and start again at your beginnings 

    And never breathe a word about your loss; 

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew 

    To serve your turn long after they are gone,   

And so hold on when there is nothing in you 

    Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ 

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,   

    Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, 

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, 

    If all men count with you, but none too much; 

If you can fill the unforgiving minute 

    With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,   

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,   

    And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Anaphora Grammatical Punctuation Other Than a Comma Juxtaposition

The poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling uses literary devices such as anaphora and juxtaposition along with the use of well placed punctuation to deliberately emphasis certain phrases and words to send a message across to the reader. 

The heavy use of anaphora is common in poems, but in "If" by Rudyard Kipling, the anaphora builds upon the author's message and emphasizes that you can achieve anything if you are able to follow your heart and ignore the negative influences around you. 

The punctuation of the stanzas also play a huge role in the structure of the poem. The multiple colons, semicolons, and dashes all serve as pauses to provide a rhythm to the poem and to increase the dramatic effect. The addition of the punctuation makes the poem flow evenly and provides further emphasis on the "If you can" phrase, which is already heavily spread out within the poem.
Juxtaposition is also used throughout the poem as a form of balance. Although usually used to showcase a contrast between characters, in this poem juxtaposition is used instead to create emphasis on the word "you".  In the first stanza, juxtaposition is used in the line "If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you", it highlights the word "you" and uses the contrast of "trust" and "doubt" to show that you must be strong enough to believe in yourself when others won't. 
By using several literary devices, Rudyard Kipling masterfully creates a flowing poem which speaks to the heart. "If" by Rudyard Kipling is about believing in yourself and taking that first step towards your goals. He heavily emphasizes tenacity and trust , and assures you that if you can accomplish all the difficulties that are laid out for you and overcome your hardships, "you'll be a Man, my son!".