Question 1 Part A

What advice would the poet of "If" most likely give about responding to harsh criticism?

One should defend oneself against any form of criticism.

One should respond to criticism by finding fault in those who criticize.

One should consider criticism but also respect oneself.

One should find humor in criticism that comes from others.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the poem best supports the answer in Part A?

"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue"

"If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, / But make allowance for their doubting too"

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

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run—"

awnser:

one thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when an em dash is the correct choice-all in order to write in the way people actually speak. but there are other mistakes that can detract from your credibility. while we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.