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The Wild Swans At Coole Analysis
Author: Poetry of William Butler Yeats Type: Poetry Views: 3197
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THE trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty Swans.
The nineteenth autumn has come upon me
Since I first made my count;
I saw, before I had well finished,
All suddenly mount
And scatter wheeling in great broken rings
Upon their clamorous wings.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All's changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.
But now they drift on the still water,
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake's edge or pool
Delight men's eyes when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?
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this is a wonderful piece about yeats reflection on time, using the swans to show the passing of time, as the swans are unchanged in 19 years, and yet he has changed a lot..
| Posted on 2008-11-24 | by a guest
this is a wonderful piece about yeats reflection on time, using the swans to show the passing of time, as the swans are unchanged in 19 years, and yet he has changed a lot..
| Posted on 2008-11-24 | by a guest
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This poem is about Yeats' heartbreak over Maud Gonne not reciprocating his love for her. He refers to the ficklness of human relationships in comparison th the life-long commitment of the swans. Its slow beat and use of sibilance indicate that it is set in a very quiet, peaceful place.
| Posted on 2008-11-19 | by a guest
This poem is about Yeats' heartbreak over Maud Gonne not reciprocating his love for her. He refers to the ficklness of human relationships in comparison th the life-long commitment of the swans. Its slow beat and use of sibilance indicate that it is set in a very quiet, peaceful place.
| Posted on 2008-11-19 | by a guest
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This poem is about aging and is almost autobiographical. On the first level it can be understood as Yeats having a whinge. But of course there is always a deeper meaning. Autumn and twilight parallel in that they both represent aging and getting older, even the lead up to death. The water in the lake in a reference to 'Easter 1916' another one of his poems and represents life. Yeats is of course not in the water and is therfore not part of everyday life. This is how he sees himself anyway. The swans can be seen as a metaphor for himself. He admires swans because they seem to not age and they stay with their mate for life. This is obviously a reflection on Yeats being knocked back for the second time by the love of his life.
| Posted on 2008-11-17 | by a guest
This poem is about aging and is almost autobiographical. On the first level it can be understood as Yeats having a whinge. But of course there is always a deeper meaning. Autumn and twilight parallel in that they both represent aging and getting older, even the lead up to death. The water in the lake in a reference to 'Easter 1916' another one of his poems and represents life. Yeats is of course not in the water and is therfore not part of everyday life. This is how he sees himself anyway. The swans can be seen as a metaphor for himself. He admires swans because they seem to not age and they stay with their mate for life. This is obviously a reflection on Yeats being knocked back for the second time by the love of his life.
| Posted on 2008-11-17 | by a guest
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| Posted on 2008-10-17 | by a guest
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| Posted on 2008-10-17 | by a guest
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This poem is a reflection of the speaker on his thoughts and sense of growth since he has last been to this spot nineteen years before. His heart is sore from realizing all the time between his last visit and he feels he has changed, although the swans remain unwearied. It is about the pain of time's passing and the struggle to uphold the integrity of the soul. The speaker wishes to preserve the minds connection to "the deeps heart core". The manner in which the speaker is caught up in the gentle pain of personnal memory contrasts sharply with the beautiful, warm swans which appear unchanged.
| Posted on 2005-04-20 | by Approved Guest
This poem is a reflection of the speaker on his thoughts and sense of growth since he has last been to this spot nineteen years before. His heart is sore from realizing all the time between his last visit and he feels he has changed, although the swans remain unwearied. It is about the pain of time's passing and the struggle to uphold the integrity of the soul. The speaker wishes to preserve the minds connection to "the deeps heart core". The manner in which the speaker is caught up in the gentle pain of personnal memory contrasts sharply with the beautiful, warm swans which appear unchanged.
| Posted on 2005-04-20 | by Approved Guest
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