'Invictus' by William Ernest Henley
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Emma Lutton
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English
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12th Grade
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33 plays
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1.
Multiple Choice
What is the best translation of 'Invictus'?
Undefeated
Conquerable
Resilient
In pain
2.
Multiple Choice
Which description best fits the form of the poem?
Four tercets of iambic pentameter.
Four quatrains of iambic tetrameter with occasional variations.
Free verse trochaic tetrameter
Sonnet
3.
Multiple Select
What has this film got to do with the poem? (select 3 options)
South Africa were undefeated in the 1995 World Cup
Nelson Mandela recited this poem often during his captivity on Robben Island.
Matt Damon's character led the South African rugby team to victory despite only having one foot.
Nelson Mandela was undefeated in the 1994 presidential election.
They were written about the same moment in history.
4.
Multiple Select
What effect does the use of alliteration have in stanza two? (select 2 options)
To sound good.
To associate key words with each other to reinforce the message of suffering.
To make the reader want to read on.
To add a sense of cohesion to the ideas presented.
5.
Multiple Select
What techniques are used in the final stanza? (select 2)
Alliteration
Personification
Anaphora
Onomatopoeia
Internal rhyme
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