W. B. Yeats
Nobel Irish bard
W.
B.
Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, widely regarded as one of the greatest English-language poets of the twentieth century.
His work draws on Irish mythology, occultism, and political nationalism.
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.
We read Yeats in my poetry class.
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- lyricSong's text
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
meter · rhyme · gyre · Byzantine · Tower · refrain · ballad · elegy
Author of stage dramas
Irish capital city
- SligoIrish county and seaport
- Easter RisingIrish anti-British insurrection, 1916
- Irish nationalismPursuit of self-governance
- GalwayWestern Irish port city
Irish folklore · Irish mythology · Tír na nÓg · Irish Free State
Victorian occult fraternity
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- theosophyMystical divine knowledge system
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
séance · automatic writing · Aleister Crowley · tarot · astrology · ritual · esoteric · gyre
Celebrated achievement recipient
- 1923Early twentieth-century date
- prizeReward for winning
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- literatureBody of written works
recognition · achievement · distinction · honor · legacy · prestige · oration · ceremony
verse
Metered poetic passage
symbolism · meter · rhyme · gyre · Byzantine · Tower · refrain · ballad · elegy · anthology
playwright
Author of stage dramas
Dublin · performance · tragedy
Dublin
Irish capital city
- SligoIrish county and seaport
- Easter RisingIrish anti-British insurrection, 1916
- Irish nationalismPursuit of self-governance
Galway · Irish folklore · Irish mythology · Tír na nÓg · Irish Free State
Golden Dawn
Victorian occult fraternity
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- theosophyMystical divine knowledge system
spiritualism · séance · automatic writing · Aleister Crowley · tarot · astrology · ritual · esoteric · gyre · moon phases
laureate
Celebrated achievement recipient
literature · recognition · achievement · distinction · honor · legacy · prestige · oration · ceremony
unrequited love
Romantic feelings not returned
devotion · beloved · courtship · obsession · marriage · loss · aging · memory · beauty · desire