Critical Perspectives on Yeats (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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How did AE (George Russell) interpret the swans in 'The Wild Swans at Coole'?
How did AE (George Russell) interpret the swans in 'The Wild Swans at Coole'?
As spiritual symbols of Ireland's grace
What did Padraic Colum celebrate 'Easter 1916' as being?
What did Padraic Colum celebrate 'Easter 1916' as being?
A perfect martyrdom ode
What did Cleanth Brooks praise about 'The Second Coming'?
What did Cleanth Brooks praise about 'The Second Coming'?
Its gyric acceleration and paradox
How did Helen Vendler view Yeats's gyres from A Vision?
How did Helen Vendler view Yeats's gyres from A Vision?
As pseudoscientific clutter
What did Terry Eagleton criticise in 'Easter 1916'?
What did Terry Eagleton criticise in 'Easter 1916'?
Terrible beauty aestheticises class struggle
How did Declan Kiberd reevaluate 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'?
How did Declan Kiberd reevaluate 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'?
As embodying hybrid identity
What technical evolution did C.K. Stead identify across Yeats's poems?
What technical evolution did C.K. Stead identify across Yeats's poems?
From pastoral iambics to montagic septets
What concept did Harold Bloom use to describe Yeats's use of Shakespeare?
What concept did Harold Bloom use to describe Yeats's use of Shakespeare?
Misprision
What did 2010s ecocritics value in 'The Wild Swans at Coole'?
What did 2010s ecocritics value in 'The Wild Swans at Coole'?
Environmental awareness & natural continuity
What did T.S. Eliot admire about 'Long-legged Fly'?
What did T.S. Eliot admire about 'Long-legged Fly'?
Montage structure achieves objective correlative