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The gods of the copybook headings
Book • 1919
The poem explores the conflict between timeless wisdom and transient trends.
Kipling contrasts the 'Gods of the Market Place,' representing fleeting ideologies, with the enduring 'Gods of the Copybook Headings,' symbolizing fundamental truths.
The poem suggests that while societies may chase after fashionable ideas, they eventually return to basic principles.
These 'copybook headings' are maxims like 'two and two always make four,' representing unchanging realities.
Kipling implies that ignoring these truths leads to inevitable consequences, and societies must relearn these lessons repeatedly.
Kipling contrasts the 'Gods of the Market Place,' representing fleeting ideologies, with the enduring 'Gods of the Copybook Headings,' symbolizing fundamental truths.
The poem suggests that while societies may chase after fashionable ideas, they eventually return to basic principles.
These 'copybook headings' are maxims like 'two and two always make four,' representing unchanging realities.
Kipling implies that ignoring these truths leads to inevitable consequences, and societies must relearn these lessons repeatedly.
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