1. The Poetry of Yeats
... iambic meter. He begins in the present with a symbolic/metaphorical reference to 'autumn' years of life observing that "All's changed" as he reaches the "twilight" of life. Yeats' confinement within the metaphoric 'dry' 'woodland paths' of time and the seasons is contrasted with the mysteriously changeless swans. Their 'clamorous' movement is transformed into the circular imagery of "great broken ... nature are uninhibited to 'climb the air' The alliteration of the hard 'c' sound emphasises Yeats frustration, as an image of regret augmented by the aural har...
- Word Count: 892
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate