Henley's Poem 'Invictus'

“Invictus” is a poem that was written by an English poet, critic and an editor of the late Victorian era in England, William Earnest Henley. "Invictus " is a powerful and an inspirational poem which sends a message to the reader and everyone around the world that they can still overcome all the dark times in their life by being brave and never losing faith in themselves. “Invictus” is a lyrical poem which is in iambic tetrameter and consists of four quatrains which contain a rhyming scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH. This rhyming scheme keeps the entire poem strong. In the poem, per quatrain deals with an individual's emotion or struggles throughout the face of diversity. The basic idea of the poem is that no matter where life throws you at don’t let anything or anyone put you down. In life, you will always face dark times no matter wherever you are, sometimes fate will also be against you, but you know what? It doesn't matter, the human soul is strong and is able to face extreme fear, distress, and pain but no matter what you go through things will eventually get better for you.

In the second stanza of the poem, there is an exciting start to the second quatrains – “fell clutch” is a gratifying word for the audience and it means wicked grasp, the poet here explains that despite held tightly, in an awful condition, Hensley, didn’t once …show more content…
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