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* [http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/william-ernest-henley/invictus/ "Invictus"] by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope. |
* [http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/william-ernest-henley/invictus/ "Invictus"] by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope. |
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* [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s poem "The Overland Mail" portrays a postman in India as this, in terms that make "neither rain nor snow nor [[ |
* [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s poem "The Overland Mail" portrays a postman in India as this, in terms that make "neither rain nor snow nor [[Going Postal (Discworld)|glo m of ni t]]" seem kind of mild (bear in mind the poem specifically states he's doing '''all''' this at night ... in the jungle ... uphill): |
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{{quote|Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim. |
{{quote|Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim. |
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Has the rain wrecked the road? He must climb by the cliff. |
Has the rain wrecked the road? He must climb by the cliff. |
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* Subverted with the [[Shel Silverstein]] poem, [http://des.emory.edu/mfp/littleblueengine.html "The Little Blue Engine"] |
* Subverted with the [[Shel Silverstein]] poem, [http://des.emory.edu/mfp/littleblueengine.html "The Little Blue Engine"] |
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 25 November 2022
Examples of Determinators in Poetry include:
- "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope.
- Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Overland Mail" portrays a postman in India as this, in terms that make "neither rain nor snow nor glo m of ni t" seem kind of mild (bear in mind the poem specifically states he's doing all this at night ... in the jungle ... uphill):
Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim. |
- Also, in his poem, "If-"
If you can make one heap of all your winnings |
- "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries" by A. E. Housman invokes this, referring to the British Army in World War I. (Apparently the German press had been saying that the British soldiers, professionals rather than conscripts, should be considered mercenaries.) "What God abandoned, these defended" -- you can't get much more Determinator than that.
- As the page quote for the main page suggests, Ulysses (or Odysseus, if you prefer) is definitely one, whether in Alfred Lord Tennyson's Ulysses or in Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey.
- Subverted with the Shel Silverstein poem, "The Little Blue Engine"
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