1. Invictus by William Ernest Henley
Henley devises a rhetorical argument visually communicated to the responder - that life and death, pain and suffering are peripheral experiences compared to ones own self-mastery, resilience and conviction. ... In contrast to the de-capitalisation of the 'gods' in the 1st stanza, Henley comments that "the Horror of the Shade" only lies "beyond" his current setting of "wrath and tears....
- Word Count: 857
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: Graduate