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    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 in a different era, the strength of the human spirit remains prevalent. The human spirit gives individuals the ability to have

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    Invictus provides a message I can relate to. It doesn’t detract from the philosophy that I’ve developed over the past couple of tumultuous years. In fact, Invictus adds to my developing theory on how to persevere and live. It inspires me to keep going on my own path despite any negative outside influence. Two years ago, I sat alone in my house alone, wanting to go outside. I didn't have any friends to speak of, and I hadn’t stepped outside in two days. Those were the most painful days, and years

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    “Invictus” is a poem written by William Ernest Henley. The theme of this poem is about having the will to survive in hardships. This poem tells us that you control your own fate. This poem is lyrical as it is expressing the writer’s emotions about his hardships in life, but also didactic as it teaches you to forge your own path in life. This poem follows a ABAB rhyme pattern, and has four stanzas which includes four quatrains. The first stanza indicates the difficulty in life and thanks thegods

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    negative, however, the majority can remain unconquerable and get through them. Readers can relate to the hardships Henley presents in the poem, thus giving it a hopeful tone and inspiring readers to keep pushing on through life. In the steadfast poem Invictus, William Ernest Henley develops his theme of the human spirit and its ability to overcome challenges no matter what difficult circumstances are present by utilizing emotional appeal and the will to survive that all humans possess. The poem begins

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    “Invictus” Rhetorical Analysis Essay A time of difficulties always comes and goes and it has always been known to stay strong during those times. This, in many ways, connects to countless people, including great writers who often describe their difficult times 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

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    Invictus by William Earnest Henley is about a man, the courage he has through his struggles, and the relationship he has with God. When reading this poem I think of my own life as a young girl. She is someone that I think about a lot and I look at the struggles and how the relationship with God has changed throughout these challenges. All the evil that had come into her life and she turned to God to blame because of the beliefs she had of him protecting her. The only way she did not turn to Death

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    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

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    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

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    what is familiar. Discovery can be achieved through unexpected means or deliberate expeditionary, whether it be tangible or a fragment of our thoughts/imagination/emotions. Poems ‘The Tiger’ and ‘Young Girl At A Window’ by Rosemary Dobson and poem ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley thoroughly explore this concept via their ideology of human nature and its effect on discovery. Rosemary Dobson’s The Tiger delicately examines the notion of discovery as a medium of freedom, relating back to her own

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    Invictus by William Earnest Henley, is about a man, the courage he has through his struggles, and the relationship he has with God. When reading this poem I think of my own life as a young girl. She is someone that I think about a lot. I look at the struggles she has faced and how her relationship with God has changed throughout these challenges. Through all the evil that had come into her life, she turned to God and blamed him because of the belief that he would protect her. The only way she did

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