"Invictus"

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which line from the poem most accurately supports the theme?

• "Black as the pit from pole to pole"

• "I am the captain of my soul"

• "I thank whatever gods may be"

• "It matters not how strait the gate"

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which word could replace the title of the poem and imply the same concept as demonstrated within the poem?

• Lucky

• Undefeated

• Master

• Innovator

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The author uses dark imagery throughout the poem. What could this "darkness" possibly symbolize?

• Love

• Contamination

• Suffering

• Objectives

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What can you infer about the phrase, "menace of the years" in the 3rd stanza?

• The speaker has seen many hardships that have threatened to defeat his willpower.

• The speaker has encountered a singular issue that continues to haunt him.

• The speaker has lived a luxurious lifestyle that has just recently been interrupted by struggle.

• The speaker has a negative outlook on life and views growing old as a stumbling block.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is being personified in the 1st stanza?

• Hope

• Pole

• Night

• God

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is tone of the 1st stanza?

• Indifferent

• Angry

• Cheerful

• Passionate

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4