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William Butler Yeats’ “An Acre of Grass” was written when he was living in Riverdale, Dublin. The ‘acre of grass’ refers to the small area of a greenland adjacent to his dwelling. The poem represents the agitation in the poet’s mind about losing his vigour and zest because of the onset of old age. The… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of An Acre Of Grass by W.B Yeats

The “Crazy Jane” poems by William Butler Yeats are based on a real life character- an old peasant woman who is Lady Gregory’s neighbour. Lady Gregory is a woman of world; she is passionate, candid, sexy but rather harsh in her talk. In this poem, she acts as the mouth-piece for a sane philosophy that… Continue reading Summary of Crazy Jane Talks With The Bishop by W.B Yeats

“Among School Children” by W.B Yeats is considered as one of the most difficult poems. The subject of the poem revolves around the interpretation of matter and spirit. It was composed by Yeats after visiting a convent school in Waterford, Ireland in 1926. The poem reflects on the theme of meditation of life, love and… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Among School Children by W.B Yeats

The Man who Dreamed of Fairyland by William Butler Yeats is a story of a man who tried to escape from the world of reality to a world of imagination. This poem was included in the volume of poems called The Rose which was published in the year 1893. The poem has a romantic characteristic,… Continue reading Analysis of The Man who Dreamed of Fairyland by W.B Yeats

Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen is one of the powerful poems of William Butler Yeats, precisely painting the picture of the Irish Civil War which took place during the twentieth century. Yeats wrote a few poems which had violence as a theme. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen is one of them. It not only depicts the situation… Continue reading Analysis of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen by W. B Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, a dreamer, and a visionary fascinated by folklore, ballads, and superstitions about the Irish peasantry. His poetry has a Celtic flavour mixed with mysticism and melancholy. His aim in writing poetry was to make the world conscious of the beauties of Celtic literature. As he grew older, he… Continue reading The Stolen Child: Analysis

The summary of A prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats opens up with an image of the poet’s daughter who is fast asleep in her cradle. The storm he talks about at the very onset of the poem is nothing but a contrast to the quiet sleep of the baby. The poet is… Continue reading Summary of A Prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats