... the underlying message of conviction throughout the poem. Henley crafts a distinctive image to the responder by projecting his emotions visually through words. The 1st stanza introduces the responder to a "night that covers" the persona, one which is of almost absolute darkness as it is "black as a pit" and covers the personas world from "pole to pole ... ...

• Word Count: 857
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate