Monday, May 7, 2012
Invictus
We have read and discussed the poem "Invictus" in class. I have really enjoyed listening to your comments. Please write a response to Henley's poem. You might comment about author's purpose, describe how the poem is autobiographical, discuss "timelessness", the mood, make a connection, explain a metaphor, describe the characteristics or state your favorite line and tell why you like it.
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My favorite lime is in the stanza number two line four it states," My head is bloody, but unbowed." I like this line because, I believe Willian Ernest Henley reveal his suffer and his perseverance! he did never stop to fougth with his deseases. He was a really strong person and his poem Invictus show us how difficult was his life.
ReplyDeletethis poem is a great poem but it has a sadness mood because when you read it you can see somethig bad was happen to the author.My favorite line is stanza 4 line 3:I am the master of my fate. i like it because i believe after God only you can know what you want for your future.i think each reader has is favorite line because it is a old poem but it still populer, it still stay in our mind.This poem remind me when i was in Haiti during the earthquake my body was bloody too but i did not unbowed i was strong because i wanted to make sure everybody in the family was ok,i was the only boy in the house at this moment i should act like my father, to be a responsible man.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Nickenlson. Because your answer is strong and really true, i also have a connection text to self, your answer remind me of my life because sometimes i feel like i am dying but i know i have a dream when i think about my dream i make my self up again and said, Belinda you want to be a nurse don't give up to comfort my life, a man like William inpire me in my life to not let any problem let me down.
Deletethe poem Invictus is a autobiographical. Because, William Henley wrote the poem to describe life has been for him since he was born. how he lost his dad at an early age and has a child he caught illness and lost not only one but both legs.I think these is why the poem is autobiographical because is about how someone suffering.
ReplyDeleteThis poeme is an autobiographical poeme. William Henley wrote this to show how much he suffered in his life. My favorite line was on stanza four ,line 3: "I am the master of my fate." I really liked this line because, it make me understand that i am the only who can choose goals for my life. I am the one who can make good, bad, or better
ReplyDeleteI argee with mariama ba,I wish I will be strong as you and william. and can control my life
DeleteI am agree with you Mariama ba because only god can make you do what you want to do.
DeleteIm agree with you Mariam Ba because we are the owners of our fate. we only we can choose what we want to be. In my opinion Hemley is an example of life because when he were really sick he never stoped to figh with his destinity. He made his fate better, he changed his life he decided to not be a simple sick person. He becomes a writer and now his poem "Invictus" is a timeless and I believe many people after read that poem will get more stronger to maade their fate!
DeleteThis poem inspired me, that life is complicated, whatever what happen to you, just keep going
ReplyDeleteI like read this poem because William Henley shows in the poem how strong he was. He sufered in his life with a lot of sickness but he shows that he stills strong and support his life without two legs and tuberculose.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to write about the connection between Nelson Mandela and William Henley. Nelson Mandela spend most of his life in jail, and William Henley spend years in the horror of the shade, by spending most of his time in a single room like prison.
ReplyDeletei agree with you Arlete because Henley pass most of his time at the hospital. And Nelson Madela pass 27 years in jail. Both of them pass they time in a single room.
DeleteI agree with arlete because the connection that Mandela and Henley had was the freedom. Mandela was in jail for a lot of years and Henley had a lot of sickness in his life and he was 3 years locked in a hospital to trated his sefl. I think both of them had not freedom in his life to do what they want to do and they was controled by their ''life''
DeleteMy favorite line is in the last stanza, lines 3 and 4. The author wrotten, "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." I really like this line because I believe William Henley always proud of himself. He lost both legs. He had to suffered the diseases for a long time. But he never give up. He never unbowed.
ReplyDeletei think the "invictus" poem is timelessness. because,most of the people as the connection with it. its also the problem that people faces everyday.......i believe it will be famous forever.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Barros because this poem always inpire people to read about it in he make people become strong even this poem here many years he still good never expire.
DeleteMy favorite line is in the stanza four line four. The author wrotten. "i am the captain of my soul". I like it because William henley proud of himself even he loose her both legs. But his spirit never give up.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elisabeth because William is a courage men he show us even his sick he do not scared he can fought for his life.
Deletei agree with Elizabeth and Chrislove because the author shows he beleives himself. Anythin bad can not affect him.
Deletei agree with Elizabeth because in life you should proud in your self as long as you live you should think people unable to take what God holds for you in your life
Deletethe author show how he soffered . he passed for many problem but he never give up. i am pround of him. if same problem happen to me i want be strong like him. also its gave me example that we never sad i am tired of my problems good will help us every time. that why i loved this poem.
ReplyDeleteyes i agree with you maria, this poem show that if you still in life if you still have respiration you have to be strong no matter what
Deletei agre with julio . because in this life everibady have problem but sometime people dont know houw to solve them .william was a exaple that how we can suuporte whatever problem . be prepared for every miserable problem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maria Monterio. on stanza 2, line 4 it say,"My head is bloody, but unbowed." This mean, William was suffered by sickly. First, his father died. second, he had tuberculosis, and after his foot had infection. so, he need to cut, but he never give up.
ReplyDeleteThe mood of the poem is sadness. The author written this poem when he had to suffered something bad a long time. He lose his legs- a part of his body. But he still strong, he proud of himself. His sprit always go on.Even his life may be destroy because disease. I loved this poem. It taught me have to strong even whatever happening.
ReplyDeletewe have discass this poem today. i learned we never should said i am finish or said that god is the fault of your problem. you always have to be hero of your own life . i belive same people died before sickness killed them because they dont have sambady to help them or they dont have hope and faith.
ReplyDeleteyes i really agree with you,Maria Monteiro,On stanza 4 line 4 it says" im the captain of my soul". this means you have to be strong no matter what happen..also u are the one who can drive your self the way u want.
Deletei agree with Miriama because henley show in this poem his biography.in paragraph 3 he says at 12 years old he was suffer from tuberculosis.i think he wanted to show the reader how he was suffer about his sick but he never give up he was still stay strong.
ReplyDeletei agree with Miriama this poem is biography because the auther express himself. He talked about his life.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is a timeless because this poem write in 1875 and it still inpire people who read it, for me this poem still gonna be popular because the feeling of this poem it something it not gonna finish, when you read this poem you see it something not gonna have a end.
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ReplyDeletei agree with Maria because eventhough we faced many problems or sickness we can realize something people will always remember in their life if we choose to do it
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hemley because he never surrendered always continuous fighting adversity and disease. the elaborate their own destiny. he show us how the life could be hard but we have to keep going!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line was on stanzar 4 in the last line, the author state," I'm the captain of my soul." I like this line because the author show the reader he has courage and he never give up in anything. Also, each think with this sentence, it make me stronger and courageous.
ReplyDeleteI agree with elizabth. because, even william was suffer he did not give up. william remind me about Nelson Mandela's life because, Nelson was suffer in jail but he was stronger like william and he wasn't give up. even nelson did not have cut legs but he was suffer.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say william was a man couragues because his life was difficult even several things happened to him his life he nver give up in anything.
ReplyDeletebased on the text, cross-cultural couples by terri paris and research by Dugan Romano, are bi-cultural marriage more problematic than mono-cultural marriage first,on lines 8 in the text cross-cultural couples, the author says,"understand and respect for intercultural couples ." i think if tow couples marriage bi-cultural and if they are a baby its not good for in mentality for kids.second, on line 12 in the text cross-cultural couples the author states," deciding what language or culture to raise their children " this means if couple marriage bi-cultural e.g the mum says the children have to speak my language and grows up in my culture so, they are fiting mum and dad finally, bi-cultural marriage is not good for kids.
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