And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There's midnight all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet' s wings. ... Separating from its authority so it may develop its own destiny of philosophy, religion, and artistry . ... Yeats" poetics at this point drip heavily with symbolism, evident by the continued varying uses of birds within "Sailing to Byzantium." ... With the rejection of his previously delicate constructs of imagery and symbolism, his style was ...

• Word Count: 2111
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School