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Unconquerable
undefeated,
incapable of being
conquered,
unbeatable
Winced
shrinking movement
; a slight start,
recoil, shrink, quail.
Due to sudden shock
or sudden pain
Bludgeoning
-castigate, nag, badger,
bully, coerce, harass
unbowed
Unbowed
-unyielding, unstoppable
Wrath fury,
madness,
hostility,
bitterness
Looms
--tower, overhang, soar, about to happen
Menace
—hazard, peril, risk
Fate
a state or end that
seemingly has been
decided beforehand,
circumstance,
fortune, outcome
that is beyond
human control
Soul
- conscience, heart, spirit, thought, the seat of one's
deepest thoughts and emotions
Metaphor a figure of
speech in which a word or
phrase is applied to an
object or action to which
it is not literally
applicable.
Simile--a figure of speech involving
the comparison of one thing with
another thing of a different kind,
used to make a description more
emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a
lion, crazy like a fox ).
Based on the definition let us try to understand
these few phrases..
Pit- a large hole in the ground
Black is the pit from Pole to Pole
Invictus
writen by William Henley
Who is
William
Henley?
Born 23 August 1849
Gloucester, England As early as at the age of 12 Henley
Died 11 July 1903 (aged 53) was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the
Woking, England bone, which led to the amputation of
Occupation: Poet, critic, and
editor his left leg below the knee a few years
Nationality: English later. In 1873, his other leg was also
Education:The Crypt School, affected by tuberculosis, but thanks to
Gloucester
Period c. 1870–1903 the innovative treatment of Dr Joseph
Lister, who used his new antiseptic
surgical method at the Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary, it was not amputated.
Henley stayed almost two years under
Dr Lister’s care in the Edinburgh
Infirmary. During his long stay in the
hospital, he began to write poetry
which reflected his traumatic
experiences as a patient.
In spite of his illness, Henley was a strong and
sociable man with boundless energy, excellent
memory, enthusiasm and versatile mind. While he
stayed in the Edinburgh Infirmary, he read a lot,
taught himself French, Spanish, and German, and
corresponded with men of letters. (Connell,16)
This poem was written by William Henley. a poem
first published in 1888.
The poem inspired Nelson Mandela during the 27
years he spent in prison for terrorist activities, and
kept his spirit strong so that he may endure amidst
the hardships.
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3. The speaker has not winced or cried aloud? What does this
mean?