‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths. Enwrought with golden and silver light, What are the cloths of heaven? Where does the light come from?

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light Why do you think the cloths are dark and dim?

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats I would spread the cloths under your feet: What offer is the poet making here? [think beyond the literal and towards the figurative].

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats But I, being poor, have only my dreams; Yeats asks for understanding here – but for what?

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats I have spread my dreams under your feet; What does the poet offer instead of the cloths of heaven?

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. What does the poet plead with the girl to do?

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats Split the poem in two. What do you notice about the last words in each line? Repetition of words Repetition of sounds – rhyme – internal rhyme

‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ by WB Yeats What are the heavens’ embroidered cloths? What times of day do “the blue and the dim and the dark” cloths suggest? What gift will he offer his beloved instead? *How does the poet create the dreamy mood in the poem? [Note the repetition of words and phrases, his use of assonance and alliteration]. What is the tone of the poem? How is it achieved? What is unusual about the rhyme in the poem? Why does the poet choose to limit the words he uses?

Alliteration When two or more words begin with the same letter. Examples: “heaven and had.” “Being and but.”

Alliteration School: School’s for smart people. Students in the school should study. Teachers talk too much about tests.

Assonance Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds to create rhyme.

Assonance "Flash with a rash gimme my cash flickin' my ash Runnin with my money, son, go out with a blast." (Busta Rhymes, "Gimme Some More," 1998). The assonance is the repeated “a” sounds from the words rash, cash and ash. This creates the rhyme.

Donde esta the assonance? "If I bleat when I speak it's because I just got . . . fleeced." (Al Swearengen in Deadwood, 2004) Find the repeated vowel sounds.