Imagery, Symbolism, and Myth (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Imagery in Yeats' poetry
Imagery in Yeats' poetry
Descriptive language creating vivid mental pictures
Symbolism definition
Symbolism definition
Objects/images representing deeper meanings beyond literal sense
Myth in Yeats' work
Myth in Yeats' work
Traditional stories carrying universal significance
Gyres (A Vision)
Gyres (A Vision)
Interlocking cones representing 2,000-year historical cycles
Mythopeia
Mythopeia
Myth-making
'Terrible beauty' (Easter 1916)
'Terrible beauty' (Easter 1916)
Oxymoronic phrase symbolising martyrdom's dual nature
Nine-and-fifty swans symbolism
Nine-and-fifty swans symbolism
Platonic multiplicity & mystery; eternal Celtic grace
Golden bird (Sailing to Byzantium)
Golden bird (Sailing to Byzantium)
Crafted immortality; eternal artificer escaping mortality
Long-legged fly symbolism
Long-legged fly symbolism
Civilisational creativity at crucial moments; fragile focus
A Vision publication date
A Vision publication date
1925 (Yeats' occult system)