Yeats uses symbolism and motif as a means to represent the tension between the two worlds he is astride during 1916. ... However, through the symbolism of the swans, Yeats imposes his own desires to resist this change. ... This is illustrated in the symbolism and motif of circularity throughout the poem. Yeat's makes continuous reference to 'the widening gyres', a symbol of the cyclic nature of the world, as he depicts a world making the transition into the antithetical and chaotic gyre. ...

• Word Count: 1286
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is the key factor which makes this poem stand out from the rest – because of its open nature and non-complex form that if you tried to search for any meaning or symbolism behind Frost's words, he has almost intentionally left a vast space for interpretation, paving the way for endless views, or perspectives in which this poem can been taken. ... The symbolism that can be taken from the meaning of the poem is by seeing it as a metaphor for old age, and accepting death with no reservations. ... With these symbols in place, the man could have been a manifestation of Death –...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A continued journey of the foetus is displayed through the symbol of the, "belly," depicting the literal image of pregnancy emphasising this journey of childbirth, a mother goes through before meeting her child. ... The symbolism of the word, "daylight," defines the awakening of not only the child as it enters the light of the real world, but also the awakening of an individual after a night of sleep. ...

• Word Count: 684
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blake's poems are extremely simple, but his descriptions of nature are steeped in symbolism and hidden meaning. ... The tiger is by nature both vicious and fearsome, but is also a symbol of energy. ... This image of fire may be a religious symbol of purgatory or purification. ...

• Word Count: 1115
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the section where the child asks the speaker what grass is, he proceeds to explain his symbolism of the grass that utilizes themes of nature (nature's cycles of rebirth and regeneration), a theme of unity and the democracy that runs the country (grass grows everywhere and links everyone's yards together as a whole), and a symbol of death or mortality (grass grows from the ground fertilized by the dead soldiers of the Civil War). ...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate