1. The Poetry of Yeats
... clothes upon old sticks" and the "Quattrocento" statue of an aging Maud Gonne. It is not until the last image, that the reference to the 'dancer' who finds harmony within the 'dance', is revealed as Yeats finds an image that provides some redemptive moment for the pain of Adam's curse. The image of the 'dance and the 'dancer' doesn't capture the stillness of poetic art, but ... rather blends art and time together to represent the ability to create new steps to ... ...
- Word Count: 892
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate