William Ernest Henley

Everyone, including some of the greatest and strongest beings known to mankind, has the ability to overcome and stay strong in the midst of adversity. This strength and “backbone” of the soul is the human spirit. The human spirit allows for the ability of overcome and remain strong in the midst of adversity. In the novel The Moon is Down, the play Antigone and in the poem Invictus, the human spirit gives the characters the ability to overcome oppression and have strength. Although each work is set

there head, are to let it all fester within. For most, its a constant battle between societal standards and what they truly want to become and be in the life that they own. As a reflection of how he wanted to become someone of his own making, William Ernest Henley depicted a perfectly sculptured piece of poetry “Invictus”. This poem presented conflict between the speaker and his internal struggle to find light in the “night that covers [them]”. As you follow the speaker through the piece, you begin to

compared. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley and “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas both convey the message that people should never give up no matter the circumstance. Through “Invictus,” William Ernest Henley conveys that people should never give up no matter the circumstance. The use of personification expresses this theme because it shows the very dark times that he is going through. The speaker states, “Out of the night that covers me” (Henley 1). This device shows that

through acting or other forms of writing. William Ernest Henley was an author who used his challenges to write a poem. This was a dramatic but motivational poem that heavily used rhetorical devices to describe how he managed through his darkest times. William Ernest Henley took use of personification, connotation, and alliteration in the poem “Invictus” to prove that anyone can overcome obstacles by staying strong and believing in themselves. For a start, Henley gave human-like characteristics to words

Invictus Explication William Ernest Henley’s poem “Invictus” primarily emphasizes the themes of being brave, perseverant, and unconquerable. Written in traditional closed form with an abab-cdcd-efef-ghgh rhyme scheme, the fluidity and straightforwardness of the poem enhance Henley’s theme. Furthermore, the poems syntax allows for the meaning to be unmistakably present, clear, and precise. The beginning of the poem “Out of the night that covers me” immediately gives the poem a negative connotation

The poem “Invictus" written in 1888 by William Ernest Henley is a powerful scripture to individuals to relate to in instances of overcoming some form of hardships. Upon doing ample research William Ernest Henley was endowed with the ability to write poetry. In fact while writing “Invictus" that is when everyone believes his artistic motif came about when it came to poetry as he was fighting tuberculosis. “Invictus” was a poem labeled in the late-victorian era of poetry that contains many instances

Sometimes it is as if everyone is a puppet and can do only what the puppet master tells makes them do. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes both convey the message that people are in control of their own fate. Through “Invictus,” William Ernest Henley communicates the theme that people are in control of the bad or good decisions that someone makes that winds someone up in either heaven or hell. The use of simile in this poem expresses the theme because it

problems in different ways. The poems “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley and “If ” by Rudyard Kipling both discuss the hardship of lives and how to be resilient. In these poems the poet’s tones represent that they were going through times of struggle and need. Both “Invictus” and “If’ address resiliency; however “If” better demonstrates this concept better. The poem “Invictus” demonstrates resilience through the concept of self motivation. Henley exhibits this when he states, “I am the master of

Sports Gene, argues that physical ability formed at birth out ways hard work and success achieved through years of practice.The opposing author William Ernest Henley wrote a poem called Invictus that is strong and powerful to anyone that reads it, claiming that you are the master of your own destiny. These are both reasonable claims but I believe William Ernest Henry has a more convincing argument therefore he better answers the question, How much of our lives do we actually control ? In The Sports

In William Ernest Henley’s poem, “Invictus,” he was able to embody his perspective and emotions into the four stanza poem. At the ripe age of 17, he had to have his foot amputated; making him vulnerable to anything dangerous in life. He talks about death in the third stanza, " Looms but the horror of the shade / ...me unafraid.” (Lines 10, 12) Though life itself is dangerous so when thinking about the end Henley is confident about bravely facing death unafraid. Henley seems to address the uncertain