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, ... to truly take in the overall power that these tragic events brought upon the people of Ireland. In each stanza, there are instances of Levine powerfully and masterfully reciting Yeats's repetition, which in the end make the poem more direct. For instance, the first instance being on line 6 and line 8, on Levine's reciting of the phrase ... what I feel to be the most powerful moment of the entire reading, ending ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate