Death symbolism in in W. B. Yeats’,’ Under Ben Bulben, ‘Sailing to Byzantium’, ‘September 1913’
In my essay I’m going to talk about the symbolisms of death and the passing of time in the mentioned works of W. B. Yeats. I’m going to be connecting the poems based on similarities and differences and I will also talking about them individually during the essay. The main point that I’m going to talk about is the significance of passing and W. B. Yeat’s way of putting it into words.
1. Introduction to the writer
a. Main themes
b. The atmosphere of Yeats’ works
2. Difference in the images of death in the poems
a. Representation of passing away
b. Difference in meaning
3. The significance of death symbolism in poems in general
a. Exploration of mortality
b. Yeats’ philosophical reflections on existence and the afterlife
4. Conclusion
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Yeats, William Butler. Sailing to Byzantium. M. Didier, 1971.
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