1. Analyzing the Poetry of Yeats
The shifting paradigm is illustrated through subversion of the sonnet convention of presenting a problem and then solving it, whereas his use of the sonnet is to offer no solution at all. ... In response, Yeats showed a shift to tolerance to change. ... These poetic features enhance our understanding as they reflect the shift in the influences upon Yeats' thinking. ... The shift between the local and global in these allusions reflects significantly the changing paradigm as Yeats' reconciles himself to the inexorable nature of change. ... Through comparison of the two texts, our unde...
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