Résumé
Essay on the use of voices in the poetry of W.B. Yeats. A survey of the different techniques used by Yeats to create voices and characters. Special emphasis on the poems: "The Lover tells of the Rose in his Heart", "An Irish Airman Foresees his death", "The Second Coming" and "Among School Children".
Outline:
Introduction
I) Dramatic Monologues
A. "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death"
B. "The Lover Tells of the Rose in his Heart"
II) The Ironic and Critical Voice of "The Second Coming"
III) The Private and the Public Voice
A. The Public Man of "Among School Children"
B. The Private Man of "Among School Children"
Conclusion