LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MODERN POETRY AND POETICS
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Yeats’s poetry was autobiographical, but he understood his life through the prism of myths and symbols; symbolism was therefore present in both Yeats’s life and in his poetry.
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Yeats believed that each person was an instance of a general cultural type or symbol.
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The young Yeats wished to emphasize his identity as an English poet and draw attention away from his Irish heritage.
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Both A and B
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this poem, William Butler Yeats describes the huge change of King Goll’ life. King Goll is a powerful Irish King, but he was suddenly mad and became a ragged bard, singing the sadness that people could not bear. This poem reflects his escapism to the political burden.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yeats’s father was a religious skeptic, but he believed in the “religion of art.” Yeats himself, religious by temperament but unable to believe in Christian orthodoxy, sought all his life for traditions of esoteric thought that would compensate for a lost religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Themes. This poem reveals several themes such as the reality of passing time, the brevity of life, and the importance of love. The most important theme of ‘When You Are Old’ is the passing of time. This theme of transience forms the basis of this poem.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish literary establishment who helped to found the Abbey Theatre.