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    ‘In Memory of C. Tallis and R. Turner’ In this essay I will discuss the effects of W. H. Auden’s poem ‘In Memory of W. B. Yeats’ upon the tone‚ and the foreshadowing of plot line of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. The poem and the novel are both elegiac- it is the contribution of the poem to Atonement at the crucial point before the deaths of the characters Robbie and Cecilia that begins to set the tone of elegy within the novel. This acknowledgement of death and mourning brings a sense of impending

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    When one thinks of poetry‚ art very seldom comes to mind. However‚ art and poetry can be compared with many similarities. An artist has a vision of what their piece is going to be as soon as they begin making it‚ but as time goes on‚ this vision may change due to the technique they use. For example‚ in pottery‚ the clay forms different paths as the potter shapes the clay. A woodcarver may begin to carve one thing and end up with a totally different object. Similarly‚ a poet may have an idea

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    English 1118-54 Online 19 October 2014 Explication of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ 5 And loved your beauty with love false or true‚ But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And

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    William Butler YeatsWhen You Are Old” is a tribute to deeper love‚ an obvious interpretation of a poem that contains the word “love” five times in twelve lines. However‚ it is specifically the speaker’s personal analysis of what he imagines “love” to entail. It represents an elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. This is a very somber‚ regretful and resigned poem. It has a quiet‚ dreamlike feeling to it. And uses uncomplicated

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    When You Are Old” The poem “When You Are Old” written by William Butler Yeats is a poem spoken by an anonymous narrator. The narrator seems to be talking to a woman and refers to her youth and his love for her throughout the poem. In the first stanza‚ the narrator speaks about the woman being “old and gray and full of sleep”‚ this line is telling the reader that the woman is of older age. When the narrator says “take down this book‚ and slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look your eyes had once

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    “A recurring characteristic of Modernism is the estrangement of the individual from his/her world: the outside world becomes unreal‚ uncanny‚ a place in which the individual can no longer feel at home.” What evidence do you find of such estrangement in the writing of the period? The late 19th century and early 20th century were times of great spiritual and social upheaval. It was an era in which many external values of the previous century were being challenged; faith in the government was in

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    In W. B. Yeats’ poem ’Father and Daughter’ the speaker is apparently the father of a young daughter who is in relations with a boy or man without her father’s blessing. The father is the kind of man who is generous with his love‚ especially with his daughter. He is also the kind of father who wants the best for his little girl‚ not being afraid of firm disciplinary actions to help his daughter grow in the right direction. The problem the father has with his daughter is her relations with someone

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    When you are old and gray and full of sleep And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ And loved your beauty with love false or true; But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face. And bending down beside the glowing bars‚ Murmur‚ a little sadly‚ how love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead‚ And hid

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    In the poem “When You Are Old‚” by W.B. Yeats‚ the speaker is addressing a bygone lover of his. Through the poem the speaker is both loving and haughty towards the woman. The speaker appears to be very fond of the woman‚ but he is also somewhat vain and self absorbed. He speaks to her with love and sincerity at some points in the poem; then he also addresses her in a tone that is far from love and is bordering on haughty disposition. The diction and imagery play vital roles in creating the tone

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    achieved by an undulating rhyme scheme (ABBA) and use of soft-sounding‚ uncomplicated words that are nevertheless powerful. The theme is the painful one of unrequited love‚ which Yeats manipulates in an interesting manner. Instead of focusing upon the present or the past‚ as is usually the case with this often used theme‚ Yeats looks to the future‚ a future in which the two people in the poem are destined to be forever apart. That the unhappy ending only becomes apparent in the last stanza makes it all

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