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Invictus

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Invictus

By:William Ernest Henley
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"out of the Night That Covers ME"

  • This Phrase is a example of personification.
  • It shows us a more realistic looking situation that we can relate to.
  • It relates to us because we know how something feels when it "covers" us.
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"Black As tHE PIT FROM POLE TO POLE"

  • This is an example of a simile because it says "Black as the Pit".
  • This emphasizes how dark it actually was in the "Night".

"under The bludgeoning of chance"

  • This is an example of a metaphor and personification.
  • A metaphor is shown because it compares "bludgeoning' to mental breakdown.
  • It is also personification because "chance" cant beat up or "bludgeoning".
  • The author uses metaphor to show what chance did to him in a violent way.
  • The author uses personification to emphasize how chance wore him down.

"the menace of the years, find and shall find,me unafraid."

  • This phrase is an example of personification and repitition.
  • It is an example of personification because "menace" cant find anything.
  • It is an example of repitition because the phrase says "find" twice.
  • The phrase uses repitition to show how confident he is that he is unafraid.
  • It uses personification to show how menace is searching for a certain fear.

Restatements of Stanzas

  • Stanza 1- In the dark "night", they thank "the gods" for their bravery.
  • Stanza 2 - In all ot their adversity, they  never gave in, or "unbowed".
  • Stanza 3 - In this dreadful place, the dangers have never frightened him.
  • Stanza 4 - In whatever position they may be, they control their "fate".
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tHE mETAPHORICAL MEANING OF THE Poem IS...

  • No matter what happens, you are the "master of your fate."
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  • Even when you are  "in the fell clutch of circumstance", you never give in.
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