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Explore/Discuss Yeats' emotion in The Cold Heaven
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English Mind Map on Explore/Discuss Yeats' emotion in The Cold Heaven, created by jessica.lovell on 27/09/2013.
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Explore/Discuss Yeats' emotion in The Cold Heaven
Yeats shows his confusion in 'The Cold Heaven' through his descriptions and language
'rocked to and fro' (L7)
rocks with syllables of poem
14, 12, 14, 12, 15 12, 13, 12, 13, 11, 13, 12
having existentialist crisis
refrain of TSC
unknown, wavering
'ice burned and was but more ice" (L2)
Answers only lead to more questions
he's burned away the unknown, but more mystery was left behind
rhymes with L4- what is 'this'?
contradictory
creates steam, concealing truth
'confusion of the deathbed' (L10)
life after death= one of the biggest mysteries for humans
literal
experiencing the confusion people feel on their deathbed
Pain seems to be a large aspect of this poem.
'riddled with light' (L9)
/Rid/dled with /light/
seems to stand alone '/...,'
connotes bullet holes
light (knowledge/ memories) is piercing him
"ice burned" (L2)
short vowel/long vowel blunt harsh
juxtaposing
both painful
conscience- ness
juxtaposing
"stricken" (L11)
predicting future pain, anticipation of death
rhymes with 'quicken' (L9)
falling- /strick/en
punished by God = hell
Yeats appears to be nostalgic in this poem.
love crossed long ago (L6)
rocking
/love/ crossed /long/ ago
remembering old times
should be out of season (5)
belong to passed age
should- it's wrong that he feels them now
something's happened to dredge up old memories
rhymes with reason but it's against reason
hunting season
sibilance
Sept1913
meant to be rational now
irrational memories
Yeats seems be experiencing sadness and loss in The Cold Heaven.
"I cried and trembled" (L7)
violent emotions
I /cried/ and /trem/bled
"love crossed long ago" (L6)
linked to 'fro' (L8)
still not over lost love
betrayal?
/love/ crossed /long/ ago
alliteration on stressed words
"vanished, and left but memories" (L5)
mourning loss of something
empty, despairing
enjambment, overflowing
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