Analyzing the Life and Works of WB Yeats
W.B Yeats overview. Personal response
W.B Yeats is one of the most fascinating poets of the 20th century his poems are very linked in with nature. All his poems I have studied, Lake Isle of Inisfree, September 1913, Easter 1916, Stares Nest by my window and Sailing to Byzantium show he has a great connection with nature and expresses himself by this. His poems are both public and personal; he discusses matters of his personal private life along with political points or debates. This shows all aspects of his life and is very thought provoking; you see how a real person living in this time saw the war and how it impacted him.
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I found the poem The Lake Isle of Inisfree very down to earth personal poem, in which he talks about getting away from his busy life in London and wanting peace and tranquillity in Inisfree. “I shall have some peace there”. Most people can relate to this which makes it very down to earth and easy to understand. He speaks about the bee’s which is a metaphor for healing. He wants simplicity and portrays his determination to get what he wants in the opening line “I will arise and go now and go to Inisfree ”it is shown by his use of repetition of the word “go”. This announces that he really wants to go, he uses a specific time “now” to show how focused he is. He uses the word “arise” in the first line, which is an archaic word from the bible which was used in prodigal son, a story of a son returning home. I think this shows his personal thoughts of how he wants to go home and shows what he sees as home.
Personally, I like his use of archaic and formal language because it shows his unquestionable dedication; his repetition of the opening line also reiterates this. I believe that he saw think formal language as powerful and showing a hierarchy of a person if they use such language, in his eyes gave him respect.
The images of “the sky all a glimmer” and “water lapping by the shore” make this poem a timeless universal poem, as nature is an
W.B Yeats is one of the most fascinating poets of the 20th century his poems are very linked in with nature. All his poems I have studied, Lake Isle of Inisfree, September 1913, Easter 1916, Stares Nest by my window and Sailing to Byzantium show he has a great connection with nature and expresses himself by this. His poems are both public and personal; he discusses matters of his personal private life along with political points or debates. This shows all aspects of his life and is very thought provoking; you see how a real person living in this time saw the war and how it impacted him.
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I found the poem The Lake Isle of Inisfree very down to earth personal poem, in which he talks about getting away from his busy life in London and wanting peace and tranquillity in Inisfree. “I shall have some peace there”. Most people can relate to this which makes it very down to earth and easy to understand. He speaks about the bee’s which is a metaphor for healing. He wants simplicity and portrays his determination to get what he wants in the opening line “I will arise and go now and go to Inisfree ”it is shown by his use of repetition of the word “go”. This announces that he really wants to go, he uses a specific time “now” to show how focused he is. He uses the word “arise” in the first line, which is an archaic word from the bible which was used in prodigal son, a story of a son returning home. I think this shows his personal thoughts of how he wants to go home and shows what he sees as home.
Personally, I like his use of archaic and formal language because it shows his unquestionable dedication; his repetition of the opening line also reiterates this. I believe that he saw think formal language as powerful and showing a hierarchy of a person if they use such language, in his eyes gave him respect.
The images of “the sky all a glimmer” and “water lapping by the shore” make this poem a timeless universal poem, as nature is an