Wild Swans at Coole by William butler yeats theme of love and life paths Flashcards

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For the mood (melancholy) of heartache what would be an appropriate quote and why?

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All’s changed since I, hearing at twilight the first time on this shore

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Imagery October is nearing the end of his life

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The woodland paths are dry, under the October twilight the water mirrors a still sky”

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A quote with Sibilance

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“all suddenly mount and scatter wheeling in great broken rings upon their clamorous wings”

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A quote with Aliteration

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Unwearied still, lover by lover

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A quote with rhyme

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Delight men’s eyes, when I awake some day to find they have flown away?

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Who made the poem

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William butler yeats, it is a lyrical poem published in 1917

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A quote for the theme of the poem

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I have looked upon these brilliant creatures and now my heart is sore

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A quote for euphoric language

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“Trod with a lighter tread”

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