1. Meeting Mr Yeats

2. To what extent would you link your list of words to a poet?
What do you consider to be the role of the poet in modern society? Has this role changed over time? Jot down 5 words that you would use to describe a poet.
Jot down 5 words that first spring to mind when given the following prompts…
Poet
Visionary
Bard
Seer
Prophet
Outsider
Mystic
Dreamer
To what extent would you link your list of words to a poet?

3. Pictures of Yeats
Imagine that these are actors pretending to be Yeats. Write down 5 adjectives that describe the impressions created by each picture.
Choose one picture and write a short monologue introducing yourself as Yeats.