William Butler Yeats. William Butler Yeats was the major figure in the cultural revolution which developed from the strong nationalistic movement at the end of the 19th century. He dominated the writings of a generation. He established forms and themes which came to be considered as the norms for writers of his generation. Yeats was a confessional poet - that is to say‚ that he wrote his poetry directly from his own experiences. He was an idealist‚ with a purpose. This was to create
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http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/phantasmagoria/bell.htm 27.10.2010 Yeats‚ Nationalism‚ and Myth by Matthew Bell The poetry and plays of W.B. Yeats often take subject matter from traditional Celtic folklore and myth. By incorporating into his work the stories and characters of Celtic origin‚ Yeats endeavored to encapsulate something of the national character of his beloved Ireland. The reasons and motivations for Yeats ’ use of Celtic themes can be understood in terms of the authors own
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conviction‚ while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. In the above mentioned stanza Yeats has stated that the falcon is turning in widening gyre and is so far away from the falconer now that it cannot be heard. Yeats has used the word “Gyre” in order to stress upon the fact that history represents chaos and confusion. In real life‚ the falcon returns to his master after flying‚ but in this poetry Yeats says that the falcon has gone far away and has not returned. He could have used these lines
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Discuss ways in which Yeats presents the faery world in ‘The Stolen Child’. In the poem ‘The Stolen Child’ Yeats presents the faery world as an idyllic place surrounded by ‘rocky highland’ where you can escape the outside world that is ‘full of weeping’. However‚ as the poem progresses we discover that there may be something more sinister lurking in the shadows of this ‘leafy island’ that leaves the child ‘solemn eyed’. We also learn that maybe the real world isn’t that bad after all. This poem
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English 1118-54 Online 19 October 2014 Explication of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ 5 And loved your beauty with love false or true‚ But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And
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William Butler Yeats “When You Are Old” is a tribute to deeper love‚ an obvious interpretation of a poem that contains the word “love” five times in twelve lines. However‚ it is specifically the speaker’s personal analysis of what he imagines “love” to entail. It represents an elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. This is a very somber‚ regretful and resigned poem. It has a quiet‚ dreamlike feeling to it. And uses uncomplicated
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“When You Are Old” The poem “When You Are Old” written by William Butler Yeats is a poem spoken by an anonymous narrator. The narrator seems to be talking to a woman and refers to her youth and his love for her throughout the poem. In the first stanza‚ the narrator speaks about the woman being “old and gray and full of sleep”‚ this line is telling the reader that the woman is of older age. When the narrator says “take down this book‚ and slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look your eyes had once
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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)‚ one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature‚ was both born and educated in Dublin Ireland; he was awarded the Noble Prize for literature in 1933. One of his most famous poems‚ “The Lake Isle of Innisfree‚” was written early in his career as a poet. In the poem‚ Yeats takes the reader to a small island away from the chaos of everyday life‚ an island where the poet imagines he will go to live independently. The reader is transported‚ with the poet‚ to a
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achieved by an undulating rhyme scheme (ABBA) and use of soft-sounding‚ uncomplicated words that are nevertheless powerful. The theme is the painful one of unrequited love‚ which Yeats manipulates in an interesting manner. Instead of focusing upon the present or the past‚ as is usually the case with this often used theme‚ Yeats looks to the future‚ a future in which the two people in the poem are destined to be forever apart. That the unhappy ending only becomes apparent in the last stanza makes it all
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W.B. Yeats has created rhythm in his poem "When You Are Old" by using a familiar meter‚ simple rhyme scheme and by enhancing these forms with effective poetic devices and substitutions. Almost everyone who has studied English has read a play written by William Shakespeare. Yeats uses the same form‚ iambic pentameter‚ to create a steady rhythm that is familiar to many readers. He uses substitution feet to deviate from the regular meter and emphasize the parts of the poem he feels are important. For
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