In analyzing the poetry of William Butler Yeats, my interpretation of his work has been strongly enhanced by his innovative use of textual forms, structures and features, especially in light of his response to change. ... This variation in metre mirrors the lack on control and the weariness Yeats feels in facing a disintegrating world. ... However, through the symbolism of the swans, Yeats imposes his own desires to resist this change. ... In response, Yeats showed a shift to tolerance to change. ... My interpretation of Yeat's poems has been shaped through the exploration of testual form...

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

Yeats The first four lines of, "The Second Coming," by William Butler Yeats ring true throughout, "Things Fall Apart," and served as inspiration for Cinua Achebe. ... Yeats) describes just how sudden the change was in Umuofia. ... Yeats) Related to the Commissioner and his messengers. ... Yeats) These lines perfectly explain change that the Ibo people were put through. ... Yeats) Is parallel to the white man's ideas being reborn in Umuofia. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Dogs of War In his poem, "The Second Coming", William Butler Yeats uses strong, precise syntax to make the reader feel the intensity of his words while conveying a dark atmosphere that gives the reader an uncertain and seemingly hopeless sense of what is to come. ... Particularly in the first stanza, Yeats uses punctuation to separate each point that he is trying to project. ... Yeats uses these types of phrases to demonstrate just how difficult it was to live with oneself in those times. ... I believe this is how Yeats saw the world. ... In the last two lines of the first stanza, ...

• Word Count: 1447
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School