Pretty outside. Must go!

GRE
The Second Coming William Butler Yeats, 1921
-Explored spiritualism and mysticism, giving him his poetic symbols...he was good at communicating their power.
-Influenced by London, Sligo and Dublin...Irish nationalist, this lead him to search for simpler and more popular styles.
-thought end of cycle of history and at beginning of another "gyre"
-Reference to Russian Revolution of 1917
-"Things Fall Apart" is used for a title by Achebe
-Images of death and birth
-allusion to Jesus's cradle.






The Night Piece, to Julia More Robert Herrick

-repetition of "thee"
-Refer to supernatural (elves). Simile.
-Nature respects her and won't hurt her.
-talks about light and souls pouring into her (Is Julia a soul sucker? Hee hee)
-Weird Rhyme...AABBA. Vowel.

Upon...Julia's breast
-AABBCCDD...consonant.
-simile to plants, fruit, and precious stones
-sexual