William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats’ poetry critiques the events of his turbulent context by expressing anxieties existing within society as well as within individuals. Composed at a time of fundamental change, post WWI and the Russian Revolution, Yeats’ modernistic poem The Second Coming highlights a chaotic and dysfunctional outlook for the future, ultimately depicting society’s uncertainties for the unknown future. On the other hand, Easter 1916 provides insight into Yeats’ own personal reality wherein he questions

The text is a poem by William Butler Yeats. This poem was written after the First World War. The poem contains prophecy about the apocalypse that will come in the near future. During that time, people speculated that the apocalypse would be the Second World War, however as the second world war has passed the reader know that the author was referring to something else and it might be the author objective to let people speculate. This poem is full of stunning, terrifying and violent imagery thus may

This poem “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats is about revelations. Yeats uses language and syntax including a new form of writing, and literary devices, to the point of view of the narrator, form, and context. That results in showing that Yeats, was struggling to understand Christianity in his life, from his upbringing, that leads him longing to understand religion. Due to Yeats father teaching him to look at the world through art and poetry that leads Yeats to explore the world of the supernatural

In the poem “The Second Coming”, by William Butler Yeats. He writes this poem after World War I, around 1919. Yeats is a Irish poet, who came from Protestant parentage. The over all theme of the poem is that God will come back again. There are many versions to how God will appear, but in this poem bad things happen first in order for God to come. In “The Second Coming,” Yeats uses symbolism to unfold the meaning of the poem. The first symbol in the poem would be the falcon. The falcon would represent

Ireland and Irish Nationalism in the Poetry of William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, a dramatist, and a prose writer - one of the greatest English-language poets of the twentieth century. (Yeats 1) His early poetry and drama acquired ideas from Irish fable and arcane study. (Eiermann 1) Yeats used the themes of nationalism, freedom from oppression, social division, and unity when writing about his country. Yeats, an Irish nationalist, used the three poems, “To Ireland in

William Butler Yeats is one of the most esteemed poets in 20th century literature and is well known for his Irish poetry. While Yeats was born in Ireland, he spent most of his adolescent years in London with his family. It wasn’t until he was a teenager that he later moved back to Ireland. He attended the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and joined the Theosophical Society soon after moving back. He was surrounded by Irish influences most of his life, but it was his commitment to those influences

Analysis of When You are Old, by William Butler Yeats      When You are Old, by William Butler Yeats, represents and elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. Basically, Yeats is showing that as the woman gets older, she is alone, but she does not have to be lonely. She will always have her memories for companionship.      'When you are old and grey and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire' (l.1-2) depicts the woman in

poems, “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” by William Butler Yeats, and “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” by Robert W. Service, Yeats and Cap both journey to fulfill their goals and promises. Yeats searches aimlessly for his one true love, while Cap trudges through the snow with the corpse of his friend, who he promised he would cremate. Despite having

William Butler Yeats was an Irish born poet and perhaps one of the most important figures in the history of Ireland for the 20th century. He was a prominent figure in the revival of the Irish literacy and in particular through his poetic theater he was able to bring forth a new vision of Ireland. His play, Cathleen ni Houlihan, is an accurate depiction of the message he wanted to convey. He used drama to convey ongoing social problems during the era of British colonial rule. Through that other prominent

Yeats: Youthful Desires “To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.” – Federico Garcia Lorca (Blood Wedding) William Butler Yeats was not a man to keep quiet about his passions. He expresses his need for more than just reality throughout his poems, longing for the youthful desires of his heart. Yeats often talks about escaping reality and shifting to a realm of fantasy in which his deepest thoughts are brought forth. He reveals his unrequited