W.B. Yeats writes poems that picture night, fire, and the sea in vivid detail. He compares old wisdom with modern worries, saying the present can feel powerful and threatening. He also describes how ordinary things like old bottles and pebbles can become striking images in his verses.
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William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chi
