1. The Poetry of Yeats
... represents the vast metaphysical gap between the mortal and the immortal In Among School Children Yeats begins with a similar duality of youth and age but moves to a more profound consideration of the metaphysical and purpose of human existence. The poem is in the form of the Ottava Rima - 8 stanzas with 8 lines in regular rhythm of 'abababcc', as it was traditionally used for heroic or ... 'Ledaean Body' conjures up the diptych of Maud Gonne's youth, enabling him to hold on to the sanctity of the past. Despite his understanding of time as corrupting a 'childish day', and...
- Word Count: 892
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate