An Irish Airman Forsees His Death Flashcards
What is Yeats communicating about conflict?
Conflict lowers value of human life
Unpatriotic - questions motivation for conflict & fighting
Futility of conflict
What is the structure used in ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’?
Dramatic monologue - communicates/explores Irish Airman’s thoughts
Split up into 2 quatrains - simplistic structure
Elegy - Yeats mourning friend’s death
What are the technique used in ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’?
Anaphora - “those” “my” “nor” - highlights contrast, builds argument of independence
Chiasmus - “The years to come seemed waste of breath/A waste of breath” - exploring balance in pilot’s mind
What is the rhyme/rhythm used in ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’?
Iambic tetrameter
Alternate rhyme
Split up into quatrains
Simple structure - reflects pilot’s thoughts
What is the imagery used in ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’?
“Tumult in the clouds” - suggests danger pilot has to face
What is the vocabulary used in ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’?
“Kiltartan’s poor” - suggests speaker is common man