Question

invictus poem first two stanzas
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Invictus by William Ernest Henley is an inspirational poem. This poem depicts the poet's attempt to motivate himself when there is no hope at all. When the poet writes this poem he has already lost one of his legs. So, in such a situation of mental and physical agony, the poet tries to lift up his courage

The first stanza of "Invictus" is "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." William Ernest Henley is implying someone's life being surrounded by the darkness of their life. Every aspect of their life is like the 'pit' or hell.