As I have mentioned in class, at first, Yeats' poems seemed to be spiritual in nature. However, as we continued to discuss some of this poems in class, I realized that he is very similar to the Romantics. For instance, with his poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," Yeats' style proves to be like that of Wordsworth. Like Wordsworth, he is taking a journey in his mind, going back to a time when he could feel a certain feeling.Nonetheless, Yeats had his own style of writing that he framed. "Adam's Curse" and "No Second Troy" are both great examples of the two. In "Adam's Curse" the speaker relates that one has to work for love if one truely wants to experience it; love is not easy and neither is beauty. The speaker feels nothing put pitty for himslef with this poem because people fail to recognize his hard work. In "No Second Troy" the speaker compares beauty to a tightened bow. The poem makes is in reference to Helen of Troy and her beauty, bringing government and politics to attention. Yeats was certainly similar to the Romantics, Wordsworth in particular, but he still had his own sense of creativity and style, believing that language should not be complicate and everyone should be able to understand what one means. Furthe, he combined coloquial and formal language into one, ensuring that his works could be easily understood. Lastly, his ability to communicate was in the power of his symbols like the spiral staircase which he uses to desribe that as humans we grow older, and as such, we measure our comings.
I agree the poetry is rather simple like the Romantics, and Wordsworth’s poetry. It is supposed to be simple to understand for the audience that it is written for. For example in “Sailing to Bayzantium” he says “that is no country for old men” which is a reference to the people in the time that they would understand. In this poem Yeats also makes a reference to “Ode to Grecian Urn” which is by Keats. He is directly influenced by this poem itself which makes him want to write his own poetry. He says “of hammered gold and gold enameling” is the description of the urn.
The poetry reminds me of the very first set of poetry we read because it is very religious in nature. The poem “The Second Coming” is all about religious symbolism and how the world is turning into the second coming of Christ. This poem suggests an apocalypse saying that “surely some revelation is at hand.” It has religious symbolism throughout the poem as it touches on a “shape with lion body and the head of a man” which is speaking of scriptures in the Bible. Yeats also writes poems called “A prayer for my daughter” and “Easter 1916” which have obvious religious connections in their titles alone.
I agree. As I mentioned above, from the beginning, I noticed that his poetry is spiritual. The poems you mentioned are most defenitely a warning of some sort. Like we said in class, after WWI ended, people of the era refused to discuss or even cosider discussing such a topic. I am not rather certain as to what he is alluding to, but it is in a way related to what was historically going on a the time. He does focus on such symbolism and in a sense proves similar to the Romantics and not Victorians. The Romantics were the ones who were more concerned with immortality and leaving something behind that would preserve their existance in a sense forever. Yeats certainly has his own spin on things and employs some of their ideas.
As I have mentioned in class, at first, Yeats' poems seemed to be spiritual in nature. However, as we continued to discuss some of this poems in class, I realized that he is very similar to the Romantics. For instance, with his poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," Yeats' style proves to be like that of Wordsworth. Like Wordsworth, he is taking a journey in his mind, going back to a time when he could feel a certain feeling.Nonetheless, Yeats had his own style of writing that he framed. "Adam's Curse" and "No Second Troy" are both great examples of the two. In "Adam's Curse" the speaker relates that one has to work for love if one truely wants to experience it; love is not easy and neither is beauty. The speaker feels nothing put pitty for himslef with this poem because people fail to recognize his hard work. In "No Second Troy" the speaker compares beauty to a tightened bow. The poem makes is in reference to Helen of Troy and her beauty, bringing government and politics to attention. Yeats was certainly similar to the Romantics, Wordsworth in particular, but he still had his own sense of creativity and style, believing that language should not be complicate and everyone should be able to understand what one means. Furthe, he combined coloquial and formal language into one, ensuring that his works could be easily understood. Lastly, his ability to communicate was in the power of his symbols like the spiral staircase which he uses to desribe that as humans we grow older, and as such, we measure our comings.
ReplyDeleteI agree the poetry is rather simple like the Romantics, and Wordsworth’s poetry. It is supposed to be simple to understand for the audience that it is written for. For example in “Sailing to Bayzantium” he says “that is no country for old men” which is a reference to the people in the time that they would understand. In this poem Yeats also makes a reference to “Ode to Grecian Urn” which is by Keats. He is directly influenced by this poem itself which makes him want to write his own poetry. He says “of hammered gold and gold enameling” is the description of the urn.
ReplyDeleteThe poetry reminds me of the very first set of poetry we read because it is very religious in nature. The poem “The Second Coming” is all about religious symbolism and how the world is turning into the second coming of Christ. This poem suggests an apocalypse saying that “surely some revelation is at hand.” It has religious symbolism throughout the poem as it touches on a “shape with lion body and the head of a man” which is speaking of scriptures in the Bible. Yeats also writes poems called “A prayer for my daughter” and “Easter 1916” which have obvious religious connections in their titles alone.
ReplyDeleteI agree. As I mentioned above, from the beginning, I noticed that his poetry is spiritual. The poems you mentioned are most defenitely a warning of some sort. Like we said in class, after WWI ended, people of the era refused to discuss or even cosider discussing such a topic. I am not rather certain as to what he is alluding to, but it is in a way related to what was historically going on a the time. He does focus on such symbolism and in a sense proves similar to the Romantics and not Victorians. The Romantics were the ones who were more concerned with immortality and leaving something behind that would preserve their existance in a sense forever. Yeats certainly has his own spin on things and employs some of their ideas.
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