'Invictus' by William Ernest Henley
Authored by Emma Lutton
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best translation of 'Invictus'?
Undefeated
Conquerable
Resilient
In pain
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What techniques are used in the final stanza? (select 2)
Alliteration
Personification
Anaphora
Onomatopoeia
Internal rhyme
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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