There are many romantic elements in the poetry of W.B.
Yeats - many of this poet's most beautiful and lyrical poems were written early on in
his career. a good one to look at is "The Lake Isle Of Inisfree.' This poem has the
lyrical rhythm - almost like a melody, the stresses and de-stresses almost like the
wavelets lapping on the shore that he talks about:
"I will
arise and go now, and go to Inisfree"
The poem also
celebrates the wonder and beauty of Nature, emphasisng for instance an evening full of
the linnet's wings. Silence is given great praise. There is little of the later cynical
and bitter realism of modernism here. It has peaceful images too "Nine bean rows will I
have there" and an atmosphere of calm.
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