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). . . by W.B. Yeats . THE SECOND COMING. (1919).          . Turning and turning in the widening gyre .     . The falcon cannot hear the falconer; .     . Things fall apart; the . centre. William Butler Yeats. Journal. Recall a major transition in your own life, especially one that you dreaded or resisted. . Write a few sentences . describing this transition and the emotions which the transition triggered in you. . Revision Quiz. 1. Which Exam Poems have we studied?. The Stolen Child. September 1913. The Cold Heaven. Wild Swans of . Coole. An Irish Airman Foresees His Death. 2. What other poem can you make reference to?. The Lake Isle of . Innisfree. . Stanza 1. Yeats wants to go & live. on the island of . Innisfree. .. He would like to live there by himself & lead a simple life.. He would like to build a small cabin & wants to grow his own food. . Yeats’ Agenda:. Use the images and selected lines from today’s poem to explore Yeats’ agenda in this poem:. Key themes. Poetic features. Recurring imagery. Attitudes and ideas. Contrasts and oppositions. 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: . 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 . 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 . Written 1886.. Published in ‘Crossways’ (1889). Objectives. To thoroughly understand the poem and the significance and influence and influence of the contexts it was written . in (A04). To develop critical understanding of how Yeats uses language, structure and form to shape meaning in the . 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. . . by W.B. Yeats . THE SECOND COMING. (1919).          . Turning and turning in the widening gyre .     . The falcon cannot hear the falconer; .     . Things fall apart; the . centre.