Through “Invictus,” William E. Henley conveys that despite life’s many difficulties, they are the only ones who can control who they are. The use of diction expresses this theme because it portrays the speaker as an intelligent and brave person. An example of this is found in lines 9-12, “Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the
Through “Invictus,” William E. Henley conveys that despite life’s many difficulties, they are the only ones who can control who they are. The use of diction expresses this theme because it portrays the speaker as an intelligent and brave person. An example of this is found in lines 9-12, “Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the