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by William Butler Yeats

The Rose is a collection of twenty-two poems that W.B. Yeats published in 1893. It was only his second lyrical collection, but contains many of his famous mythological poems. At this point in his life, Yeats was steeped deeply into the world of ancient Ireland, characterized in popular imagination…

Poems of W.B. Yeats: The Rose study guide contains a biography of William Butler Yeats, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

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Posted By shipra n #186035 at May 17, 2011 12:47 AM

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Posted By patrick n #247701 at May 02, 2012 4:17 PM

does anyone have a complete summary about this poem . I want to use this for my exam so i could use some help. thank you

just want to analyse this poem to tfe fullest. any comment or idea about what it could talk about is helpfull.

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Posted By namgyal n #236271 at Apr 05, 2012 1:46 AM

i. Would you say that poem contrasts youth and old age with remarkable economy and precision? Would you further say that the word ‘and’ is repeated three times in the first line to both show and tell about old age, and not for metrical reasons alone?

When You are Old

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

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Posted By namgyal n #236271 at Apr 04, 2012 2:18 PM

iv. Would you accept the claim that this strategy helps him present the one man (himself) who loves the beloved’s “pilgrim soul” her true love?

When You are Old

WHEN you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace, 5
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled 10
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

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