stilted
stiff and self-conscious
burnished
polished, enhanced
chariot
ancient horse-drawn carriage
enumerate
list, itemize, expand upon
Oisin
a mythical Irish hero; also the subject of Yeats's first epic poem
allegorical
containing allegory
allegory
a story, poem, or picture intended to represent an abstract idea
gaiety
joy, lightheartedness
repose
rest, relax
embittered
angered
adorn
decorate
courtly
royal, dignified
bosom
breast, chest
intervened
interrupted, came between intending to change the course of events
fanaticism
extremism
Cuchulain
a hero in the Ulster Cycle, a series of Irish fairytales written in the first century
engross
absorb, consume
mound
lump, hill
refuse
relics, ruins
raving
rambling wildly and incoherently
foul
awful, disgusting, pungent
