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William Butler Yeats Literature Poetry Meaning

06/13/19

What does "kettle at the heel" mean in this Yeats poem, "The Tower"?
> What shall I do with this absurdity — O heart, O troubled heart — this caricature, Decrepit age that has been tied to me As to a dog's tail? > Never had I more Excited, passionate,... more
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William Butler Yeats Literature Poetry

06/05/19

How does the golden bough in "Sailing to Byzantium" relate to the story in the Aeneid, if at all?
According to [Wikipedia]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_to_Byzantium) of W.B. Yeats' "Sailing to Byzantium" is > a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Yeats explores his thoughts and... more
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