- Number of stanzas ? ( a stanza is a verse of a poem) - In Pairs, reorder the poem in a chronological order . - RHYMING GAME : rhymes with . 1 pole . 1 unbowed . 1 be . 1 years . 1 circumstance . 1 shade . 1 fate . 1 scroll . - OCLOZE TEST: ill in the poem !ith the missing !ords . - Listen again and circle the stressed !ords. - Listen and put a "" each time the reader pauses his #oice . Out of the that .. me, as the . from to . , I whatever .. be For my unconquerable .. . In the fell clutch of .. I .. not winced nor cried . . the bludgeoning of .. My head is , but.. . Beyond this of wrath and .. ooms but the of the, !nd the of the .. .. , and shall find me,.. . It not how strait the .. , "ow . with punishments the scroll I am the .. of my # I.. . O $%&$' ()*+ *N,&+-./N,IN0 ) .%& P)&1 .
- INVICTUS is Latin for INVINCIBLE : ind an e2ui#alent ad3ecti#e in the poem : 45 that cannot be or defeated. 6 - +ead this introduction to the poem and complete it !ith !ords from the list belo!: ( values / poem /strength / lines / written / adversity / courage / inspirational / liberty/ poet ) in 789: b; <ritish .. =illiam &rnest %enle;, >In#ictus> is an.. poem that tal?s of .. in the face of , . , stoicism, and indi#idualism. .hese . are best encapsulated in the last t!o of the . , @I am the master of m; fate:I am the captain of m; soul.@ 4 +&N$% .+/N-L/.I)N : IN, the &N0LI-% e2ui#alent and $)1PL&.& the =)+,</N' . C Tomb dans ltreinte des circonstances , ^
C Sous les coups de la fortune ^ C Et pourtant la menace du temps ^ C Noire comme un puits dun ple lautre ^ C !a t"te est ensan#lante , mais di#ne .^ $u%del de ce monde de col&re et de pleurs.^ C 'our mon (me indomptable ^ )e nai pas #mi ni pleur *oi+ haute.^ Ne plane ,ue lhorreur de lombre ^ 1 'eu importe ltroitesse de la porte ^ - =hat line4s6 or stanza do these interpretations of the poem best appl; to ? : C$o one but me sets the course of my life% $o one but me is able to shape and control any given situation% = C"e did not complain of his condition, he did not show the pain he had to bear and he &ept to himself' for he &new the virtue of patience. = CIn this stan(a , the author e)presses how unwell he feels and compares his health to the dar&ness of night . = C*hough you cannot control your fate, you can control the effect your fate and circumstances may have on you, and in a way, you are mastering your fate. = C"e was grateful, and than&ed the heavenly beings that helped him go through the difficult moments in his life. = *he lines emphasi(e that we as individuals are ma&ing our own destiny, our world. = C*he road to happiness is indeed a narrow one. $ot many can pass through it. In striving for a better life, he would +ust ignore the possibilities of more pains. = =)+,</N' : soul 5 fate 5 master 5 shade 5 to !ince 5 to loom 5 ad3 : unbo!ed ad3 : strait 5 *he stan(a refers to the afterlife. Once he has passed away he will be beyond the anger and tears, he relates to his life after death as a gloomy or dar& place between the living and the dead and he e)plains that he is not afraid despite the danger or threat of his former years of life. = In this stan(a , "enley refers to his misfortune or in other words his ,bad times- as simply something that happens and he has remained strong and confident by not showing his pain. = 1 *he poet viewed his life as being torturing, unpleasant one. *he pains were unbearable, and there was no way out. = CC.espite the suffering, he was ready to face the reality. !nd he would +ust face it% = CC "e refused to be the victim of the circumstance, because he believed in himself and in his ability to cure his heart wound. = O *se the prompts gi#en belo! to !rite a short biograph; of =illiam &rnest %enle;. *se Passi#e form !hen possible. 1ind the tensesA
WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY (1849-1903) /ngl and0 Born 1 2l oucest er 3oet 1 edi t or 1 cr i t i c educat ed at 4rypt 2rammar 5chool Father 6 boo&sel l er di e when "enl ey 6 a teenager !ge 78 9be di agnosed: wi t h tubercul osi s of the bone = amput at i on of one of hi s l egs Begi n to wri t e poems 7;<= # wri t e ,I $>I 4*?5- f rom hospi t al bed l ead an act i ve l i f e f or @A years despi te handi cap . death 6 age =B