1. The Poetry of Yeats
... 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 lines, along with a rough 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...
- Word Count: 892
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate