Interesting

What does the line no likely in could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before?

What does the line no likely in could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before?

The speaker also says that “no likely end” will “bring them loss” or “leave them happier than before.” The speaker is saying that no possible outcome of the war (“no likely end”) will make the people of Kiltartan lose anything. They will have just as much, and will be just as peachy, as before the war.

What is the message of An Irish Airman Foresees his Death?

The speaker argues that the outcome of the war is ultimately meaningless for his small community in western Ireland, and that he feels no hatred towards his enemies nor love for the British.

Who was the airman that inspired the poem?

Major Robert Gregory
Background and interpretation The airman in the poem is widely believed to be Major Robert Gregory, a friend of Yeats and the only child of Lady Augusta Gregory.

When did WB Yeats Write An Irish Airman Foresees his Death?

1919
First published in the second edition of The Wild Swans at Coole (1919), “An Irish Airman Forsees His Death” is one of four poems written on Major Robert Gregory, the only son of Lady Gregory, Irish poet, dramatist, and folklorist.

What is the meaning of Kiltartan?

The castle in turn takes its name from the medieval church of Kiltartan a short distance to the north. The old Irish name for the church and parish was Cill Athrachta (church of St. Attracta) which was corrupted to Cill Tortain. The older anglicised form was Kiltaraght which is closer to the original Irish form.

What does the line no likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before from An Irish Airman Foresees His Death convey?

He asserts that “No likely end could bring them loss / Or leave them happier than before.” Here he conveys the sense that ‘his’ people will be largely unaffected by the outcome of the war he is taking part in. This seems to reflect the question of national identity that Yeats was interested in.

Why does the Irish Airman go to war?

Rather, he claims that it was “a lonely impulse of delight” which “drove” him to enlist in the air force. Perhaps in a moment of loneliness, the Irish Airman thought it would be nice to be up in the clouds. The speaker reveals that it was an impulse that drove him to fight in a war that he cared nothing about.

Why did WB Yeats Write An Irish Airman Foresees His Death?

First published in the collection The Wild Swans at Coole in 1919, “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” was written to commemorate the death of 1919 Robert Gregory, the son of Yeats’s patron, Lady Gregory.

Did William Butler Yeats fight in the war?

One cannot ignore the Irony of Yeats being one of the 20th Century’s key english language poets whilst he openly fought against English tradition in Ireland and the British role in the Great War. …

How do you pronounce kiltartan?

kiltartan Pronunciation. kil·tar·tan.

How big is Coolepark?

1000 acres
Welcome to Coole Park Nature Reserve Situated in the low-lying karstic limestone region west of Gort, Co Galway the nature reserve covers an area of approximately 400 hectares (1000 acres) where wetland and woodland meet.