September 1913
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- Created by: twassell
- Created on: 24-03-14 17:32
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- September 1913
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- Easter 1913 - mentions names of Irish revolutionists
- An Irish Airman Forsees His Death - Irish patriotism, shows Yeats frustration with Ireland
- Quotes
- 'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, It's with O'Leary in the grave.'
- Repetition shows Yeats frustration with Ireland
- Shows readers what 'true' heroes were like (O'Leary)
- 'Some woman's yellow hair has maddened every mother's son'
- 'Woman's yellow hair' = Young Ireland
- Every son wants to fight for this 'woman'
- 'But let them be...'
- Weary/hopeless tone
- 'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, It's with O'Leary in the grave.'
- Form
- 1st Stanza = No longer a nationalist vision/ dream, people have ruined it
- 2nd Stanza = Men not afraid of repercussion their actions may have made
- 3rd Stanza = A reminder to Ireland of names who saved them
- 4th Stanza = Irish wouldn't think they were brave now just mad
- Context
- 1907 Riots - outside Abbey Theatre because of John Synge's - 'The ******* of the Western World'
- Dispute over funding of art gallery for the High Lane collection of impressionist paintings - Yeats was livid because they turned down the art
- In September 1913, there was a general lockout and the employers won
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