strength he already has. In the second stanza‚ he describes the condition he is in. He does not talk about God’s will or fate but he talks about his burdens. He expresses imagery when he says “under the bludgeoning of chance‚ my head is bloody and unbowed”. He’s giving description of how he is and how he is feeling‚ but through it all he asserts that he has overcome these burdens bravely and without complaint. The third stanza is about death and what a trifle it seems to the speaker. The approaching
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the night that covers me‚ Black as the Pit from pole to pole‚ I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have never regretted and I blinked. Subjected to the blows of fate‚ my head is bloody‚ but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears looms but the Horror of the shade‚ the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. No matter how strait the gate‚ How charged with punishments the scroll. However‚ the strong words of the poem: "I am
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Every single one of us‚ at some point in our life‚ will experience pain‚ suffering and hardships of some form or another. Suffering and hardships are part of the life and it is inevitable. No matter how hard it gets we‚ humans tend to hope and fight until the end‚ through our desire to live. Similar concept is seen in the poem “ Invictus “ by William Ernest Henley. The speaker in the poem describes his situation‚ where he is trapped in his mind as a prisoner. Even Though the speaker does not explicitly
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Individuality‚ this word is what makes a person who they are. It can be molded into whatever one chooses it to be. It also puts you in control of yourself and guides you through your existence. Being individualized is what makes us human. We are not all the same. In the novel “Anthem” by Ayn Rand‚ the thought of individuality is a constant theme throughout the book. The main character‚ Equality‚ believes he is cursed by being an individual‚ at first. Many similarities can be found between the novel
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experiences in his or her life. “Invictus” is formatted in four stanzas with four lines each and every stanza serves a separate purpose then the stanzas before. Henley reveals one of the major themes of this poem through the words “My head is bloody‚ but unbowed” (8). This line at the end of stanza two displays that everybody will endure struggles at some point in their life‚ but they cannot let those struggles complete destroy themselves. Each stanza not only introduces realistic struggles and hardships
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Questions for Quiz to be held during ‘Swashrit’ 1) A British based private mining firm has been in news recently for the controversy regarding the violation of Forest Rights Act‚ at its bauxite mining site in Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district‚ Orissa. The picture below is the founder-chairman of this metals & mining company‚ who was poised to take over Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian had the deal to acquire Cairn India‚ gone through. Name the person or the company
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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters well first off Invictus was a short poem written by a british poet by the name of William Ernest Henley and was first published in 1875. the word invictus is latin meaning "unconquered" but the poem in itself no one is quite sure the meaning behind it. but many have come up with their own interpretations of it. like saying he’s making reference to how each one can choose how his life will play out and how we ought to try and keep right....many linking his poem to
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leadership‚ the larger theme of this poem is that even the darkest night will end‚ and the sun will rise‚ because in the poem Henley writes that even through everything‚ he is left untouched; his soul is still unconquerable‚ his his head is still unbowed‚
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“History doesn’t mean dates and wars and textbooks to me; it means the unconquerable pioneer spirit of man” -Henry Ford. Ford is supporting the theme of being unconquerable and being able to rise above the constraints of society. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley and “Renegades” by the X Ambassadors‚ supports this theme as well in many ways. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley is a poem about being self-governed. “I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul”(Henley 1). Henley is touching
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Women in India have attained greatness through the ages – in political‚ academic and spiritual spheres. They enjoyed freedom and equal participation in public life in ancient India. In the Rig Veda‚ women are placed at the highest pedestal – ‘Yatr nariyastu poojayante ramante tatr devah’ or where women are worshipped‚ Gods preside there. The Taittriya Upanishad teaches us ‘Matridevo bhava’ or ‘Let your mother be God to you’. Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness
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