LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IN MODERNITY
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As an interpretation of the Biblical Second Coming of Christ
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As an attempt to support European colonialism in Africa
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As a howl of despair concerning the current state of the world
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Both A and C
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Detailed explanation-1: -Yet for all its metaphorical complexity, “The Second Coming” actually has a relatively simple message: it basically predicts that time is up for humanity, and that civilization as we know it is about to be undone. Yeats wrote this poem right after World War I, a global catastrophe that killed millions of people.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the critic, by giving the title of “The Second Coming” instead of the second birth, Yeats disgraces the crucification of Jesus Christ. Summary: Flying around and around in a widening spiral, a falcon can no longer hear the call of its owner. Things are breaking down, and their foundation is giving way.
Detailed explanation-3: -blank verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter, the preeminent dramatic and narrative verse form in English and also the standard form for dramatic verse in Italian and German.