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Invictus Compare And Contrast Essay

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In the poems Invictus by William Earnest Henley and See It Through by Edgar Guest, they both share the same theme, which is that fighting and remaining positive is better than always being negative and not trying. They both have the same theme due to their concept of fighting rather than falling. The poems mention ideas on how it is okay to fail, how giving up isn’t always the best solution, and that it's better to be brave and unconquerable. In the first poem, Guest claims that it's okay to fail because there will always be a comeback. “When it’s vain to try to dodge it/, [d]o the best you can do;/ [y]ou may fail, but you may conquer,/ [s]ee it through” (Guest) helps the reader understand that failure is okay and that whenever in doubt, there's always a possibility of success. Including the words “[y]ou may fail, but you may conquer” also helps with the understanding of the acceptance of failure. …show more content…

Guest states “[s]pite of all that you can do,/[r]unning from it will not save you,/[s]ee it through” and then further throughout the poem he states “[d]on’t give up, whate’er you do;/ [e]yes front, head high to the finish./ [s]ee it through” which can both be used to support the theme of both poems because Guest uses repetition through the use of the phrase “[s]ee it through.” Not only does the repetition help support the matching themes, but so do the quotes themselves. He claims that running away from trouble won't help and that it is better to not give up. Additionally, both Guest and Henley make the same claim that it's important to be brave to connect the

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