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The poem, as the title says, is a ballad. It tells the story of an old priest named Peter Gilligan who was tired from the many calls he received from dying people. About The Poet: William Butler Yeats (W. B Yeats) was born in the year 1865 at Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. His interest… Continue reading The Ballad of Father Gilligan: Summary and Analysis: 2022
Critical Analysis of The Ballad of Father Gilligan: As the title of this poem suggests, it is a ballad. It tells a simple story that could have had its origin in folktales and legends. It also uses a rather uncomplicated rhyme scheme. Most importantly, it uses the story to teach its readers a pleasant lesson.… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of The Ballad of Father Gilligan: 2022
The publication details of this poem are unknown. However, what we do know for sure is that it is one of the typically Yeatsian poems. It does not refer to his system of symbols at all. Neither does it hark back to the Irish past. No revolutionary thoughts have gone into this poem. It is… Continue reading The Ballad of Father Gilligan: Summary: 2022
Critical Analysis of For Anne Gregory: “For Anne Gregory” is both a sweet and a scathing poem. It is sweet for it makes us privy to the kind of lovely conversation the poet could have with the young girl Anne Gregory. This is proof of his intimate relations with the family of Lady Gregory. The… Continue reading Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of For Anne Gregory: 2022
About the poet: William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland on 13th June 1865. He was the son of a well-known Irish painter, John Butler Yeats and also learned painting as a teenager, but soon found that it was poetry that he preferred. Yeats was involved with the Celtic Revival, a movement against the cultural… Continue reading Summary of For Anne Gregory by W. B. Yeats: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO W.B. YEATS- William Butler Yeats was born on 13 June, 1865 in Sandy-mount, Republic of Ireland and spent many years of his life in England. Yeats is considered as one of the most important poets in the world of English and Irish literature. The major genres that his works revolve around are romance, Irish… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Wild Swans at Coole by Yeats: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO W.B. YEATS- William Butler Yeats was born on 13 June, 1865 in Sandymount, Republic of Ireland and spent many years of his life in England. Yeats is considered as one of the most important poets in the world of English and Irish literature. The major genres that his works revolve around are romance, Irish… Continue reading Summary and analysis of The Song of Wandering Aengus by W. B. Yeats: 2022
About W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats (W B Yeats) was born in the year 1865 at Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. His interest in poetry came on at an early age due to his fascination in the Irish legends and occults. His earliest publishing of verse was in the year 1889, though he… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of To Ireland in Coming Times by W. B. Yeats: 2022
In the Easter of 1916, the Irish made an uprising against the British. The British promised them freedom, but when World War I broke out, they postponed this freedom to when it ended. The Irish upheaved against this. And it is about this upheaval that this poem was written. It was published in 1921 when… Continue reading Easter, 1916: Summary and Analysis: 2022
