PPT-“The Second Coming” by W. B. Yeats

amp The Hollow Men by T S Eliot Poetry for People Who Want to be Depressed oh and to write an essay for English THE SECOND COMING By William Butler Yeats   . Ellyn Willis. Becca. Zoller. Introduction. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was a Nobel Prize winning author of poetry and drama from Ireland. .. Yeats took part in the Irish Literary Revival as well as co-founded the Irish Theatre with Lady Gregory (became the Abbey Theatre). . LO: To explore the . central metaphor . of the poem and consider Yeats’ key concerns. Celtic Culture and Faeries. The poem was written in 1886, and published in 1889. Yeats was 21 when he wrote it, and at the beginning of his career. It celebrates the stories of Ireland that his mother loved. The images are consciously quaint. Yeats would later compile books of Irish fairy lore. Coole. ’. The Swan. L. ist . all you know about the animal . and . its surrounding mythology. The Swan. Swans . are a common . symbol. in poetry, often used to depict . idealised . nature. Yeats employs this convention in “The Wild Swans at . Coole. By W. B. Yeats. Coole. Park. Coole. Park, in County Galway, was the home of Lady Augusta Gregory, a playwright and nationalist whom Yeats met in 1898. They grew to be close and Yeats spent his summers with her at . In this section we will study 3 poems written by W.B Yeats.. William Butler Yeats.. The Wild Swans at . Coole. THE trees are in their autumn beauty,. The woodland paths are dry,. Under the October twilight the water. By W. B Yeats. Vocabulary. gyre: . a spiral turn. falcon: . a bird of prey. falconer: . a person who . trains falcons . to capture prey. mere: . total, absolute. anarchy: . total chaos and war. dimmed: . W.B. Yeats (1865-1939). B. ackground. WB Yeats was born in 1865 in Dublin. His family was upper class. . . Yeats . turned into the greatest Irish Poet of the Twentieth Century. . He spent some of his early life in London. That’s where he wrote . Objectives. Study 4 Irish Artists: Jack B. Yeats, Sean Keating, Paul Henry- Painters and Eileen . Gray. – Designer. How to look . Ways Of seeing. Cover Exam questions. Breakdown of marks. Useful Resources. M5: The Great Gatsby. T3:Poetry. T8: Poetry. W8: The Great Gatsby. F1: Composition/ Essay Writing. **** All class topics are subject to change. **** All classes will be held in . Room 6. Miss . Smith: 5A . Objectives of presentation. Why? ~ Progress ~ Lessons. . O. n . the ground . perspective. Personal context. Opportunity to make a difference . Why Burren . Lowlands . was set up. Gort fell furthest in the . Objectives of presentation. Why? ~ Progress ~ Lessons. . O. n . the ground . perspective. Personal context. Opportunity to make a difference . Why Burren . Lowlands . was set up. Gort fell furthest in the . Vocabulary. gyre: . a spiral turn. falcon: . a bird of prey. falconer: . a person who . trains falcons . to capture prey. mere: . total, absolute. anarchy: . total chaos and war. dimmed: . made darker. 1865-1939. Born . in Dublin, Ireland . Grew up . in London . Returned . to Dublin at 15 to study painting. Started . writing: playwright, essayist, admired Percy . Bysshee. Shelley . from Romantic . Cecily Brown (2015). An Elegy for Romanticism. William Butler Yeats and “The Circus Animals’ Desertion” (1937). Dominant Effect. In “The Circus Animals’ Desertion,” William Butler Yeats establishes a tone of defeat through the duality between the spiritual and the physical, thereby critiquing the futility of the Romantic ideal. .