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Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

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An English writer and poet born in India who wrote famous children's stories like The Jungle Book
  • proper noun
  • /ˈrʌd.jɑrd ˈkɪp.lɪŋ/
: Rudyard Kipling
  • Rudyard Kipling is best known for his classic book, 'The Jungle Book.'

Examples

  • Did you know that Rudyard Kipling was born in India?

  • Rudyard Kipling wrote some of the most beloved children's stories of the 19th century.

  • Rudyard Kipling's influence on English literature remains significant to this day.

  • Many scholars have studied the imperial themes present in Rudyard Kipling's poetry.

  • The famous author Rudyard Kipling wrote many beloved stories.

  • The poet Rudyard Kipling created memorable characters like Mowgli and Baloo.

  • Rudyard Kipling received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his outstanding contributions in 1907.

Synonyms

Joseph Rudyard Kipling
vsRudyard Kipling
1 5.8

An English writer and poet who wrote The Jungle Book and Kim

is the same person but named in the shorter familiar form

Surface Forms

Rudyard Kipling main

Morphology

Rudyard + Kipling

This is a personal name (proper noun) whose referent — an English author and poet — cannot be derived from the constituent name-forms 'Rudyard' and 'Kipling'. Knowing the parts as words or name fragments does not allow a B1 learner to infer the identity or biographical information, so the expression is non-compositional for learners.

Etymology

Rudyard Kipling comes from a small lake called Rudyard in England; his parents were at that lake when they chose his name, so even though he was born in India his name links him to England and the stories he later wrote.