CHEM 1202 Chapter : Chapter 5
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"the wild swans at coole: technique question. Swans as central image: associated with time/immortality, confessional poem, circle imagery - wheeling, broken rings; represents time. Wakes up one day to find himself dead (swans gone). Wheeling, broken rings, represents time: oblique classical reference. "sailing to byzantium: byzantium is the capitol of eastern holy roman empire. Yeats was a secular humanist; removes beauty of art from religious art: technique question, byzantium art is the central image. "dying generations" "begotten, born, and dies" "tattered coat" "gold mosaic" "consume my heart away" "golden bough to sing" Salmon - strong drive to procreate: mackerel- prolific. "sailed the seas: mundane reality vs. beauty.
