An Analysis on William Ernest Henley’s Invictus

Abstract

The research is an analysis the poem structure of William Ernest Henley Invictus. The purpose of this research is to understand the structure that used in the
poem of William Ernest Henley Invictus. The data were taken from
documentation of Invictus poem and biographical of the poet. The
researcher used objective approach as data analysis method. The structure
of poetry is consisting of two structures, namely; physical structure and inner
structure. The physical structure is consisting of six sections, they are diction,
imagery, concrete word, figurative language, version and typography. While, the inner structure is divide on four proportion they are theme, tone, feeling
and mandate. To make a good poetry the poet should pay attention in the
elements of poetry, especially the structure of poetry.