William Butler Yeats was a master of the poetic form, using it to convey his internal and outward struggles effectively. Yeats was not of Protestant faith but rather, a man who pursued occult belief systems and hence believed in predestined fate. ... Yeats often wrote about violence and its disorderly nature was the fulfillment of a template. ... Yeats uses this metaphor of falconing to illustrate the loss of medieval hierarchical order and religious piety. ... Yeats' firm belief in occult predestination, constrained his ability to perceive the world through new lenses. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

William Butler Yeats's creations have made him one of the most outstanding and most influential twentieth-century poets. Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland. ... At a young age, Yeats showed his interest in literature. ... With Lady Gregory, William helped to found the Irish Theatre. ... Yeats honored forever. ...

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William Butler Yeats is a great Irish poet with links to both Ireland and the United States. ... William Butler Yeats writes "Easter 1916" and expresses his opinions about the uprising. ... Most of the rhyme that occurs in Yeats" "Easter1916" is end rhyme. ... These quotes show Yeats" desire for the uprising to end. ... William Butler Yeats" Easter 1916 shows the effects of the uprising from the view of an uninvolved witness. ...

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In analyzing the poetry of William Butler Yeats, my interpretation of his work has been strongly enhanced by his innovative use of textual forms, structures and features, especially in light of his response to change. ... This variation in metre mirrors the lack on control and the weariness Yeats feels in facing a disintegrating world. ... However, through the symbolism of the swans, Yeats imposes his own desires to resist this change. ... In response, Yeats showed a shift to tolerance to change. ... My interpretation of Yeat's poems has been shaped through the exploration of testual form...

• Word Count: 1286
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Easter 1916, William Butler Yeats describes the ordinary Irish people finally uniting and affirming national identity through rebellion to assert Ireland's coming of age. ... William Yeats describes the people of Ireland working together towards the goal of independence; even though there will be bloodshed and death, the people are finally uniting and standing up for their country. ... It is obvious that William Yeats dislikes MacBride because "He had done most bitter wrong/ To some who are near my heart"(line 33-34). ... William Yeats includes the idea of clouds changing from minu...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Easter 1916, William Butler Yeats describes the ordinary Irish people finally uniting and affirming national identity through rebellion to assert Ireland's coming of age. ... William Yeats describes the people of Ireland working together towards the goal of independence; even though there will be bloodshed and death, the people are finally uniting and standing up for their country. ... It is obvious that William Yeats dislikes MacBride because "He had done most bitter wrong/ To some who are near my heart"(line 33-34). ... William Yeats includes the idea of clouds changing from minu...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the poems "When You Are Old" and "The Song of the Old Mother" by William Butler Yeats, Yeats uses love differently by showing it from a man's view and a mother's view. ... Yeats writing in this poem presents a feeling of passion and love that was not returned. ... " Yeats phrase "over in idleness" describes the children as lazy and inactive. ... Yeats writing can bring a million thoughts and opinion to your mind. ... Yeats definition of love is "a person or thing that one loves....

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• Grade Level: High School

Yeats then shifts his thoughts towards the momentary contemplation of human mortality. ... Yeats always held eminent views about the meaning of life and its purpose. ... This is expressed through this line, alongside the use of juxtaposition between Yeats and the children. ... This philosophy within Yeats' poem enhances the powerful metaphor of 'Into the yolk and white of the one shell' and can link to Yeats notion of the struggles beginning at birth itself. ... Yeats rhetorically questions, 'Was it needless death after all?' ...

• Word Count: 1908
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the poem "The Stolen Child" by William Butler Yeats, he reminds us life as a child is a fantasy world that should be kept a memory because if one tries to relive it, they would not be as happy as they think. ... Using print and sound Yeats tells the reader the poem is a simple, flowing poem. Yeats makes the poem rhyme like a child's nursery rhyme, "Come away, O human child! ... Using imagery and metaphor Yeats captures the childhood in ones memory. ... Using symbolism and irony (tone) Yeats clearly illuminates the theme. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the years 1890-1914, William Butler Yeats focused his poetry on certain situations that were happening in his life. ... What messages was Yeats sending out in each poem? ... And what did Yeats hope to accomplish as a poet? ... King Goll reminded me so much of Yeats. ... Yeats loved art beauty and old culture as well. ...

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William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939, was a poet originally from Ireland. ... In 1921 Yeats wrote a poem entitled "The Second Coming." ... Yeats" poem shows the same idea. ... Yeats" poem hints us to believe that an apocalypse or the end of civilization is at a near. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

William Butler Yeats" "Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet, based on the Shakespearian rhyming scheme - iambic pentameter. ... Yeats" also draws on of images to allude upon the Trojan War. ... Yeats uses allusion in several cases. ... William Butler Yeats sonnet is filled with many descriptive words, which clearly show the difference between Gods and Humans, besides their setting up the tone for the play. ... Yeats uses physical imagery to describe the weakness of Leda. ...

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William Butler Yeats speaks of a similar relocation to a place where he can live forever in his poem "Sailing to Byzantium". ... William Butler Yeats, himself, is most likely the speaker. ... Yeats lives in a place "that is no country for old men". ... "Once out of nature" and immortal, Yeats describes his life in Byzantium. ... William Butler Yeats recognizes this fact in "Sailing to Byzantium". ...

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A comparison of Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice" and William Butler Yeats's "The Second Coming" The purpose of this paper is to give equal illumination to two poems that contain a similar theme. ... On the other hand Yeats depicts the end of the world as utter chaos and destruction. ... On the other end is William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming". In this poem Yeats portrays the end of the world as a time of chaos and anarchy. ... While on the other hand Yeats portrays the end as a time of great evil and despair. ...

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A comparison of Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice" and William Butler Yeats's "The Second Coming" The purpose of this paper is to give equal illumination to two poems that contain a similar theme. ... On the other hand Yeats depicts the end of the world as utter chaos and destruction. ... On the other end is William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming". In this poem Yeats portrays the end of the world as a time of chaos and anarchy. ... While on the other hand Yeats portrays the end as a time of great evil and despair. ...

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William Butler Yeats Sailing to Byzantium Yeats wrote this poem in 1926, in a crucial moment of his life, from a mature perspective. ... To Yeats, eternity is cultural and intellectual splendor, as in Byzantium. ... Yeats's Ghosts: The Secret Life of W.B. Yeats. ... William Butler Yeats ...

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William Butler Yeats met Maud Gonne in 1889 under an apple blossom, having never thought "to see in a living woman so much beauty". ... To Yeat's horror, Maud married General John MacBride. ... Later in his poems, Yeats began referring to Maud as Helen of Troy. ... First, let's look at the mention of Yeats in Possession. ... Yeats as a student was very similar to Roland. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Tragedy and Art William Butler Yeats The theme of "Lapis Lazuli" is that all forms of art can surpass the tragedies experienced within the world; therefore making it gay. Yeats uses his theme of tragic joy throughout the poem, and often in his works toward the last few years of his life. ... Yeats says that if everyone relies on politics instead of art, the world will come to an end. ... It is in stanzas four and five that Yeats completes the trio of arts with music. ... Yeats helps to show us these joys through art, but at the same time shows us tragedy....

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William Butler Yeats" poem "Leda and the Swan" is an awkward recreation of the Greek myth in which Zeus takes the form of a swan in order to seduce Leda. In this poem William Butler Yeats, known as one of the greatest twentieth century poets of Europe chose to use the sonnet format to retell this story. Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1965. ... Yeats describes her thighs "loosening" to the swan. ... William Butler Yeats wrote Leda and the Swan in 1924. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In "Sailing to Byzantium," William Butler Yeats expresses a desire to transcend his aging body and mind. ... Yeats describes a society of people who live for the moment and ignore the wisdom and intellect that he finds important. ... While both poems deal with apathy towards aging and the frustrations felt by humanity, Yeats more aptly paints a picture of human frailty and the desire for a world free of hardship. ...

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Upon reading William Butler Yeats's stirring poem Easter 1916, it was made clear to me that this poem is about rebellion, about fighting for something so important, so necessary, that dying very well may be the end and irreparable result. ... In each stanza, there are instances of Levine powerfully and masterfully reciting Yeats's repetition, which in the end make the poem more direct. ... One other aspect of Levine's recitation that truly stood out was his emphasis on Yeats's rhymes throughout the poem. ... Another instance of this strong recitation of Yeats's ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

William Butler Yeats is another poet who discusses the challenges of poetry. ... The poem is written in perfect iambic pentameter, which seems obvious to me as a decision that Yeats had to have had an awareness of. By choosing such a rigid, calculated structure for the poem, Yeats highlights the labor that goes into creating poetry. ... Yeats's somewhat melancholy reflections continue as he wonders where upon the lake they will make their nests, until one day he finds they have flown away. Thus far, the poems of Yeats and Valery offer glimpses of the poetic consciousness for the most par...

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• Grade Level: High School

In "The Song of Wandering Aengus", the female form is given more beautiful qualities and Yeats may have lost his love of Irish mythology after years of hard life experiences. ... Although both of these poems deal with the same basic topic, the changes in Yeats's style as a result of some form of maturation can be seen through his choice of words. ... References: Yeats, William Butler. ...

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