why had the poet chosen the theme which is about one’s fight against adversity in life. In the poem of Invictus
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why had the poet chosen the theme which is about one’s fight against adversity in life. In the poem of Invictus
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For example, the first stanza has a trochee as the opening foot in both the first and second lines. Conversely, the second line is an inference to the depths of hell - the punishments being the sins written down during a lifetime. Each quatrain deals with the speaker's personal reaction in the face of adversity. More importantly, the poem's message is universal in its appeal. Henley's personal experience on the operating table and in a hospital bed, facing possible death, certainly helped him create one of the most popular poems in the English language.Invictus Invictus is a poem which focuses on the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. The second line reinforces the first - the black pit suggesting that this was a deep depression, spiritual darkness covering the whole world, the world being that of the speaker. Henley wrote Invictus whilst in hospital undergoing treatment for tuberculosis of the bones, specifically those in his left leg, which had to be amputated from the knee down. Note the use of enjambment in the first three stanzas, where one line continues meaning into the next without punctuation. Although the poem doesn't explicitly mention Christianity, there is a sense that this opening line is rooted in religiousness. The basic idea is that no matter what life throws at you don't let it get you down. He managed to save his right leg by refusing surgery and seeking an alternative form of treatment from a Scottish doctor, James Lister. It was during his time in Edinburgh that Henley met the writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
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