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- 2. "Invictus", which is Latinfor "Unconquered"Henley began to write poems, including "Invictus” after the amputation of his one leg below the knee, when he was in his twenties. Thus a poem about not giving up, no matter what may come our way. Poet William Earnest Henley
- 4. First Stanza Out of thenight that covers me, black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul.
- 5. Second Stanza In the fellclutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.
- 6. Third Stanza Beyond this placeof wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid.
- 7. Fourth Stanza It matters nothow strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
- 9. • This poemis a lyric poem. • The overall rhyme scheme of the poem is abab cdcd efef ghgh. Out of the night that covers me, a black as the pit from pole to pole, b I thank whatever gods may be a bfor my unconquerable soul.
- 10. Vocabulary • pole topole • unconquerable • fell • clutch • circumstance • winced • chance • unbowed from end to end unbeatable cut/lethal/savage grasp condition grimaced accidental undefeated
- 11. Vocabulary • wrath • looms •Horror • menace • unafraid • strait • charged • scroll anger emerges fear threat fearless passage emotional document
- 13. Nelson Mandela • NelsonMandela used this poem as an inspiration during the apartheid years to sustain him.
- 14. Compare Mandela’s andHenley’s Situations William Henley Nelson Mandela Time Problem faced Kind of Pain Solution Provided by the poem
- 15. Compare Mandela’s andHenley’s Situations William Henley Nelson Mandela Time 1875 1960 - 1990 Problem faced Leg amputation apartheid Kind of Pain PHYSICAL + MORAL (hard to lose a limb when you are only 25 years old) MORAL pain of being deprived of freedom PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION (very hard work in labor camp) Solution Provided by the poem Finds strength in the writing of the poem + hope that life will go on in spite of amputation Allows him to use the strength of his soul so as not to yield to despair
- 16. Read the poemand find expressions that refer to the following themes (quote) Death Pain Courage
- 17. Death Pain Courage Myunconquerable soul The night that covers me Black Place of wrath and tears I have not winced nor cried aloud Menace of the years My heart is bloody but unbowed Unafraid Read the poem and find expressions that refer to the following themes (quote)
- 18. Find equivalents forthe following phrases in the poem. “ I’m hurt but I resist” “ I do not fear old age”
- 19. Find equivalents forthe following phrases in the poem. “ I’m hurt but I resist” “My head is bloody but unbowed” “ I do not fear old age” “the menace of years finds and shall find me unafraid”
- 20. Quote the linewhich shows that the poem is addressed to anybody in the world, no matter what race or religion they are.
- 21. Quote the linewhich shows that the poem is addressed to anybody in the world, no matter what race or religion they are. “ I thank whatever gods may be”
- 22. Quote the keylines of the poem. And interpret them! conveyed here. What is the message
- 23. Quote the keylines of the poem. _“ I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul” And interpret them!What is the message conveyed here. Nobody can enslave my soul, I am free if I decide to be so. I am the decision-maker. The mind is stronger than the body, it helps you go on when you think you’ve lost all your strength and hopes.
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