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Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
BONUS TASK
1) Recopie le poème
2) Find 4 positive words and 4 negative words in the poem
3) This poem was Nelson Mandela’s favourite poem. Can you
understand why? (tu peux faire des recherches pour te
renseigner sur Nelson Mandela et son histoire, tu peux
répondre en français si tu ne parviens pas à formuler en
anglais)
4) In the end, does the positive side or the negative side win ?
Justify your answer.
5) What is the message that the author wants to convey (=faire
passer)?
6) Explain how this poem makes you feel