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What is the best translation of 'Invictus'?
Undefeated
Conquerable
Resilient
In pain
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
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.
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.
What techniques are used in the final stanza? (select 2)
Alliteration
Personification
Anaphora
Onomatopoeia
Internal rhyme
What marks out the poem as being especially Victorian in style? (3 elements)
The employment of archaic biblical language.
The use of rhyme and metre.
The fact that he feels undefeated.
The questioning of christian teaching.
The number of stanzas.
Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?
Identity is important to building self- confidence
Independence means refusing to follow anyone else's rules or laws
Resilience is the ability to keep going and refuse to give up
Sacrifice is necessary to make someone a hero
The author uses dark imagery throughout the poem. What could this "darkness" possibly symbolize?
Love
Contamination
Suffering
Objectives
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCC
ABAB
ABCB
AABB
What is the meaning of the word 'bludgeonings' as it is used in the poem?
a disease
beatings
to appear in a frightening form
narrow, skinny
What is the meaning of the word 'fell' as it is used in the poem?
past tense of to fall down
narrow, skinny
cruel, terrible
to appear in a frightening form
What is the meaning of the word 'strait' as it is used in the poem?
a disease
cruel, terrible
opposite of crooked
narrow, skinny
When did Henley write the poem?
while serving in World War I
after the death of his father
after recovering from a heart attack
while suffering from tuberculosis of the bone
Who is the master of your fate and the captain of your soul?
your social economical status
your heredity
yourself
events that occur in your life
The poem was published without a title. Which of the following are NOT titles that were added during later reprints of the poem?
'Myself'
'Song of a Strong Soul'
'Clear Grit'
'De Profundis'
none - they were all titles of 'Invictus' at some point.
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