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WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS By: Lauren VonCannon

About W.B. Yeats Born in 1865 in Dublin, Ireland Around 15 years old he started to further his education in painting but realized he loved poetry Became involved in the Celtic Revival He was one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin In 1922 he became a Senate of the Irish Free State He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 In 1939 he passed away at the age of 73

An Irish Airman foresees his Death I KNOW that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, 5 My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, 10 A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind 15 In balance with this life, this death

Generalization William Butler Yeats was always interested in Irish legends and the occult. Themes: death, old age, and immortality Style: irony, figurative imagery and language, and symbol

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