Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2016 18:56:01 GMT
Themes:
1. Unrequited Love - Yeats was passionately in love with Maud Gonne, for her beauty and her inner qualities.
“one man loved the pilgrim soul in you”
But she rejected him many times. In this poem, Yeats imagines Maud as an old woman, reflecting back on her life and loves. He hopes that she will realise how much he loved her, he loved her the most - “Sorrow” of her “changing face”
Yeats points out that many men only loved her for her beauty - “false love”.
2. Old Age -Yeats highlights the theme of old age by imagining what Maud will look like
“old”, “grey”, “nodding by the fire”
He imagines that she will be a lonely old woman if she doesn’t accept his love NOW.
“Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled and paced upon the mountains overhead”
Tone/Mood:
There is a very personal intimate tone in this poem. Yeats addresses Maud as ‘you’ - he is speaking directly to her.
Loving tone in the poem where Yeats expresses his love for her - “loved the pilgrim soul”
Tone of sadness and loneliness as the old woman reflects on her beauty and youth that has passed.
“Soft look your eyes had once”
Final stanza, the tone is very sad, lonely as the woman realises that love has gone forever, it is now hidden in the mountains & stars. She can see it but never touch it.
Alliteration:
The use of alliteration, adds to the pace and mood of the poem, making it memorable.
sleep, soft (Stanza 1)
glad, grace (Stanza 2)
bending, beside, bars (Stanza 3)
End of Line Rhyme:
1st & 4th line and 2nd and 3rd line rhyme in every stanza.
Imagery:
Images of - Old Age - Old Maud
- Beauty - Young Maud
- Fire - Passion
Personification:
Love is seen as a living person, a man who “hid his face”
1. Unrequited Love - Yeats was passionately in love with Maud Gonne, for her beauty and her inner qualities.
“one man loved the pilgrim soul in you”
But she rejected him many times. In this poem, Yeats imagines Maud as an old woman, reflecting back on her life and loves. He hopes that she will realise how much he loved her, he loved her the most - “Sorrow” of her “changing face”
Yeats points out that many men only loved her for her beauty - “false love”.
2. Old Age -Yeats highlights the theme of old age by imagining what Maud will look like
“old”, “grey”, “nodding by the fire”
He imagines that she will be a lonely old woman if she doesn’t accept his love NOW.
“Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled and paced upon the mountains overhead”
Tone/Mood:
There is a very personal intimate tone in this poem. Yeats addresses Maud as ‘you’ - he is speaking directly to her.
Loving tone in the poem where Yeats expresses his love for her - “loved the pilgrim soul”
Tone of sadness and loneliness as the old woman reflects on her beauty and youth that has passed.
“Soft look your eyes had once”
Final stanza, the tone is very sad, lonely as the woman realises that love has gone forever, it is now hidden in the mountains & stars. She can see it but never touch it.
Alliteration:
The use of alliteration, adds to the pace and mood of the poem, making it memorable.
sleep, soft (Stanza 1)
glad, grace (Stanza 2)
bending, beside, bars (Stanza 3)
End of Line Rhyme:
1st & 4th line and 2nd and 3rd line rhyme in every stanza.
Imagery:
Images of - Old Age - Old Maud
- Beauty - Young Maud
- Fire - Passion
Personification:
Love is seen as a living person, a man who “hid his face”