information: * This poem is a elegy for those that died in the Easter rebellion in Dublin * 24th April 1916- Easter uprising * British soldiers executed some of the rebels (Yeats knew many of them) * Fought for the independence of Ireland Themes: * Irish nationalism * Nature * Remembrance * Change * Independence * Sacrifice * Politics Structure: * 4 stanzas‚ first stanza has 16 lines‚ second has 24 lines third has 16 lines and fourth has 24 lines
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WB YEATS A PERSONAL RESPONSE I thoroughly enjoyed studying the work of WB Yeats. He presents key themes and messages in the form of artistic and beautiful imagery. He deals with many important issues facing Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century‚ the search for oneself and death. A key theme in his work is the need to escape‚ to create a sanctuary where one can think clearly minus the materialism and grayness of the modern world‚ looking back and reflecting on the past. ‘The Lake Isle
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A Modest Proposal “A Modest Proposal”‚ is a pamphlet that was published in 1729.Jonathon Swift‚ the author of this very ironic essay‚ offers a proposal that will help the poverty in Ireland go down. He tries to persuade his audience the idea of selling infants as food for a new source of income‚ as well as‚ for an idea of improving Ireland’s economy. His audience points directly toward the English at the end of the essay‚ but it could also include the beggars as a potential audience as well. Swift’s
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A Modest Proposal Rhetorical Analysis Bennett Meyer Since the first British colonization attempts of Ireland the island had been a place of tyrannical oppression and prejudicial mistreatment. This went on for centuries‚ with constant rebellion and resistance. In 1729 Jonathan Swift‚ an Irish clergyman living in England‚ denounced the cruel policies of England in a backwards manner. His use of verisimilitude in "A Modest Proposal exposes the corruption of British foreign policy towards the impoverished
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the Irish nationalists and revolutionist IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood)‚ they were not happy about it and wanted to gain independence. IRB was formed in 1858 with 2000 members and “Easter 1916” – manuscripts the events of Easter revolution in Ireland. It was Written in 1916 and Published only in 1921. The Question remains in the readers mind that “Was the revolution really necessary or was it unnecessary death?” The language in poem is simple and straight which makes use of figure of speech
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A Modest Proposal General questions Ezra Barrett This piece is about Swifts suggestion that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. By doing this he mocks the authority of the British officials. Swift formats his piece with heavy satire requiring the reader to dig for the complete idea of the piece. Yet the thesis statements in the opening ‚with it being the “modest proposal”. The parallelism in this
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Irish language‚ which he uses in this poem when he writes‚ "mavrone!" which is the Irish‚ "Mo bhron‚" a cry of grief. Thus making ’religion’ and ’Irish mythology’ the main theme of the poem. RELIGION The poem not only speaks to the poverty of rural Ireland‚ but also to their extreme religiosity. The priest is horrified by the fact that he did not make it to the bedside of the sick man before he died because no one performed the rites of extreme unction‚ meaning in the Catholic tradition that the man
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The spread of Christianity overtime replaced the old warrior religion changing the way of life‚ and at the giving it new meaning. With the coming of Christianity a hope for poets also came about. As the conversion of Ireland to Christianity took place a new era known as Ireland’s Golden Age began to take over. Christian munks worked hard preserving literature of the ancient world and works of popular culture. Due to the rapid growth of Christianity the Anglo-Saxon’s were given a common faith‚ a common
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fires. The Druids a professional class from the Iron Age‚ because they had Religious Systems‚ Material Culture‚ Tribal and Political Characteristics that led them to a civilization. Celtic people from the Iron Age from Gaul‚ Britain and Galacia‚ Ireland were short. The average women were about 5 foot 2 inches and the average man was about 5 foot 6 inches. Both genders fairly short compared to now. Makes
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St. Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland‚ who was born in 387 AD. His feast day is March 17. He is one of the world’s most popular saints. Originally‚ he was an apostle of Ireland. His birth is often debated‚ but is agreed upon as being born at Kilpatrick‚ near Dumbarton‚ in Scotland. He is among the group of saints that are celebrated to date. These celebrations are Christmas‚ St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day‚ which are the saints St. Nicholas and St. Valentine. They all share our love of
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