yeats a great irish poet
"YEATS CAN CERTAINLY BE CALLED A GREAT IRISH POET." DISCUSS.
Introduction
I certainly agree with this statement. (Tip: state broadly your attitude to the subject of the question).The work of W.B. Yeats is saturated with evocative, descriptive imagery, deeply explored personal feelings, universal, but profound, subject matter and strong political opinions. He isn't just a great figure in world literature but he is a very patriotic poet who truly loved Ireland. I would like to further explore this statement by referring to the following poems: "Lake Isle of Innisfree," "The Wild Swans at Coole," "Easter 1916," "September 1913," "An Irish Airman forsees his death" and "Stares Nest by My Window." (Tip: list of the poems you wish to address in the introduction, it shows the examiner that you are going to really explore the question and provide evidence. Aim to explore 3 or 4 poems in depth and at least mention another two).
Main Text
There is a lot of natural images and references to nature in Yeats' poetry. These appear in poems that may be seen as nature poems at first but on closer examination it is evident that such references are just a beautiful poetic way of exploring complex subject matter of the poem.
"Lake Isle of Innisfree" is full of such images:
"Nine bean rows will I have there
A hive for honey bee
And live alone in the bee loud glade."
(Tip: punctuation - comas, full stops- nearly always stay within the quotation marks in case you are wondering. Double quotation marks are more widely accepted).
But this is used to contrast the harmony of nature to his own feelings- obviously he wants to escape the "pavement gray" of London. So the major theme raised in this poem is escapism.
To further emphasise this harmony Yeats uses assonance and alliteration:
"Lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore."
The unusual latinate sentence structure also reminds the reader of the way in which the Bible is written, further contributing to the
Introduction
I certainly agree with this statement. (Tip: state broadly your attitude to the subject of the question).The work of W.B. Yeats is saturated with evocative, descriptive imagery, deeply explored personal feelings, universal, but profound, subject matter and strong political opinions. He isn't just a great figure in world literature but he is a very patriotic poet who truly loved Ireland. I would like to further explore this statement by referring to the following poems: "Lake Isle of Innisfree," "The Wild Swans at Coole," "Easter 1916," "September 1913," "An Irish Airman forsees his death" and "Stares Nest by My Window." (Tip: list of the poems you wish to address in the introduction, it shows the examiner that you are going to really explore the question and provide evidence. Aim to explore 3 or 4 poems in depth and at least mention another two).
Main Text
There is a lot of natural images and references to nature in Yeats' poetry. These appear in poems that may be seen as nature poems at first but on closer examination it is evident that such references are just a beautiful poetic way of exploring complex subject matter of the poem.
"Lake Isle of Innisfree" is full of such images:
"Nine bean rows will I have there
A hive for honey bee
And live alone in the bee loud glade."
(Tip: punctuation - comas, full stops- nearly always stay within the quotation marks in case you are wondering. Double quotation marks are more widely accepted).
But this is used to contrast the harmony of nature to his own feelings- obviously he wants to escape the "pavement gray" of London. So the major theme raised in this poem is escapism.
To further emphasise this harmony Yeats uses assonance and alliteration:
"Lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore."
The unusual latinate sentence structure also reminds the reader of the way in which the Bible is written, further contributing to the