POETRY

    At one point, I was questioned about who would be the ideal person to recount my entire life story. Without hesitation, I promptly replied that it would have to be Mr. Morgan Freeman. He has a very clear, deep, and soothing voice. His narrating skills are very remarkable; he is not just a gifted voice actor.

    Speaking of which, below is a video featuring Mr. Morgan Freeman reciting the famous poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.

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.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

      I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

      My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

      Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

      Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

      How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

      I am the captain of my soul.

    William Ernest Henley used iambic tetrameter in his poem "Invictus". Four iambs, or metrical foot made up of one unstressed and one stressed syllable, make up each line. Throughout the poem, this rhythm establishes a strong and constant cadence.

    In poetry, an iamb is a metrical foot made up of one stressed syllable and one unstressed syllable. Tetrameter denotes that every line contains four iambs. It is iambic tetrameter because there are four iambs in each line.

    Here is a quick YouTube video that will teach you more about foot and meter: Foot & Meter #PoetryDefined Foot & Meter #PoetryDefined (youtube.com)