Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Notes Invictus

Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Notes Invictus

Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Notes Invictus

Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow-

1.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.

(a)Who thanks God?

(b)Why does the poet thank God?

(c)Who is the poet of the poem?

Ans-

(a)The poet thanks God.

(b)The poet thanks God for the unconquerable soul.

(c)William Ernest Henley.

Answer the following questions-

1.Whom does the poet thankfor his unconditionale soul?

Ans-The poet thanks god for his unconditionale soul.

2.How does the poet present himselt?

Ans-The poet faces difficult situation in his early life shows great courage and strength he is unafraid of difficult circumstances.He is very courageous and bold with a positive attitude towards life he never cried when he got injured.

3.What does 'out of the night 1 mean here?

Ans-Out of the night means the troubles of his life.

Jharkhand Board Class 8 English Notes Invictus

Fill in the blanks with the help of the poem-

(a)In the____clutch of circumstance

I Hale not winced nor____aloud.

____the bludgeoning of chance

My head is____but unbowed.

(b)It____not how strait the gate.

How charged with____the scroll,

I am the master of____fate.

I am the captain of my soul 

Ans-

(a)Fell,cried,under,bloody.

(b)Matters, punishment,my

Make a list of such words and also add from your own-

Example-Un+bowed.       Unbowed.

(a)Un+conquerable.        Unconquerable 

(b)Un+afraid.                   Unafraid 

(c)Un+touched.               Untouched        

(d)Un+healthy.                Unhealthy 

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