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What is a character sketch of Peter Gilligan from the poem "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

What is the Yeats poem "Words" about from the book of poetry The Green Helmet and Other Poems?

Explain the line "they slowly grew into millions," in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan."

In "The Ballad of Father Gilligan," what is the meaning of the line "And the moth-hour went from the fields"? What do moths symbolize in this poem?

Explain the line "my body spake, not I," in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan."

What is the theme of "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

How does Yeats's "On a Political Prisoner" relate to Irish Nationalism?

Yeats is one of the last Romantics. Discuss.

Critically analyze W. B. Yeats's poem "A Coat."

Critically analyze the poem "Meru" by William Butler Yeats.

What is meant by "he who is wrapped in purple robes" in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

What did Father Gilligan find on waking up?

What is the theme of Yeats' Stolen Child and in this poem what is being suggested about our world?

Please explain Yeats' use of myths in "Sailing to Byzantium" and "Byzantium."

Compare and contrast "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" and "Wild Swans of Coole."

What advice does Yeats give about love and courtship in the poem "Never Give All the Heart"?

Is W. B. Yeats considered a modern poet?

What does "under green sods lay" mean in Yeats's "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

What is the structure and style of Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child"?

What are the themes and form of Yeats's poem "The Gyres"?

Why did Father Gilligan grieve and why did he repent?

What is the theme of “The Cat and the Moon” by William Butler Yeats? What are the similarities and differences between the cat and moon?

What is the importance of purple robes in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan" by Yeats?

Why was the priest weary day and night in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

How do the oppositions in Yeats's "The Cat and the Moon" influence our understanding and emotional response to the poem?

Why does Father Gilligan seek God's forgiveness in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

What is an analysis of The Land of Heart's Desire by Yeats?

Please provide an analysis of the poem "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven," by W. B. Yeats.

Justify the title of W.B. Yeats' poem "The Ballad of Father Gilligan."

What are W. B. Yeats's poetic techniques and aesthetics?

What are the romantic elements in William Butler Yeats' poetry?

Can you summarize the play At The Hawk's Well?

What are the themes, meaning, and form of W. B. Yeats's "The Mask"?

What literary devices does Yeats use in "The Cat and the Moon"?

Summarize "The Ballad of Father Gilligan" by William Butler Yeats.

Discuss the critical appreciation of a W.B. Yeats' poem of your choice.

What was the epidemic causing many deaths in Yeats' "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

What literary devices are used in "The Battle of Father Gilligan"?

What Modernist characteristics are found in William Butler Yeats's poems?

What is the theme of W. B. Yeats's "The Travail of Passion"?

Which two poems by W.B. Yeats complement each other well in terms of context and themes?

What does "for half his flock were in their beds," mean in Yeats' "The Ballad of Father Gilligan"?

Analyse W.B. Yeats's poem "Down By The Salley Gardens".

In the poem "For Anne Gregory," what does the lady think? How has the youth been thrown into despair?

Is there any connection between the real world and the world of the fairies in "The Stolen Child" by Yeats? If yes, where can we discover it in the poem?

Discuss how Yeats uses his own elaborate symbolic system in his poetry.

What are some characteristics of W. B. Yeats's work?

How do Yeats' "Adam's Curse" and "No Second Troy" explore time, tradition, and art?

How does W.B. Yeats explore paradoxes of love, age, life, and art?

How does Yeats depict his era in the poems Sailing to Byzantium, A Prayer for My Daughter, and The Second Coming?