1. The Poetry of Yeats
... 'Wild Swans at Coole' provides a poignant reverie on the poet's own transient existence and his growing awareness of the passing of time, setting up a seemingly irreconcilable gap between the beauty and vigour of lost youth and the imperfections of aging. The poem is structured in 5 stanzas, each consisting 6 ... the swans are then contrasted ass being 'among the stones' and on the 'brimming water' who by 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 hars...
- Word Count: 892
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate