To a Child Dancing in the Wind Flashcards
1
Q
What era was To a Child Dancing in the Wind written in?
A
Edwardian era
2
Q
What setbacks had Yeats suffered?
A
His failed attempts to persuade Maude Gonne to marry him, the poems view of the adult world being full of regret and unhappiness could be autobiographical
3
Q
What type of poet was Yeats?
A
Symbolist poet
4
Q
What was Yeats preoccupied with?
A
The ageing process, he saw youth as blissful and trouble free
5
Q
What happened a few years after the poem was written?
A
WWI, the world had lost its innocence like childhood
6
Q
What so the rhyme scheme?
A
- Perfect rhyme scheme to reflect care free harmony and innocence of childhood
- Half rhymes reflect the lack of harmony in adulthood
7
Q
What does the volta emphasise?
A
How abrupt and unexpectedly childhood innocence turns into adulthood unhappiness
8
Q
What is the rhythm?
A
Iambic trimeter to emphasise how brief childhood is
