Background Information
Born? Where and Year?
Dublin 1865
Based on what historical event?
1916 Rising
Theme of the Poem
War and Violence
Who owned Coole Park?
Augusta Gregory
Where is Innisfree
Sligo
What did he do in 1872?
Travelled from London to Sligo
How many stanzas?
4
Who does Yeats accuse of being greedy and materialistic?
Middle Class of Ireland
Youth and Old Age
Nature
Permanence and Change
Main Theme?
Nature
In 1923, he was awarded?
Nobel Prize for Literature
What is the name of the woman mentioned in the poem?
Countess Markievicz
Poet personifies Ireland as a beautiful woman with ..... hair?
Yellow
How many years has passed since Yeats last visited Coole?
19
What sort of House will he build there..made of?
Cabin out of Clay and Wattle
In 1889, he?
Met Maude Gonne
Name two famous Irish historical figures mentioned in the poem?
Pearse, McDonagh, MacBride, Connolly
Who was John O Leary?
A good friend of Yeats
What season is represented in the poem and why?
Autumn
What is Yeats planning to be on the island?
Self Sufficient
Came to see West of Ireland as?
Symbol for Freedom and Beauty
'A Terrible Beauty is Born' is an example of?
Oxymoron
What word did Yeats use to describe Ireland?
Romantic
Yeats describes the swans as... B.... C....
Brilliant Creatures
Two Colours are mentioned? They are .....? And they represent what?
Purple and Grey are Contrasted
City V Island