The speaker is making a comment about how this woman treats the Irish commoners. He accused her of wanting to destroy people. Because there is no "second Troy" for her to destroy (note the allusion to ancient Greek myth) she chooses Irish...
The Question and Answer section for Poems of W.B. Yeats: The Rose is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The speaker is making a comment about how this woman treats the Irish commoners. He accused her of wanting to destroy people. Because there is no "second Troy" for her to destroy (note the allusion to ancient Greek myth) she chooses Irish...
The speaker is making a comment about how this woman treats the Irish commoners. He accused her of wanting to destroy people. Because there is no "second Troy for her to destroy (note the allusion to ancient Greek myth) she chooses Irish commoners...
This poem is about the Easter Uprising of 1916 in Ireland. He talks about the people who gave their lives in the uprising. Themes include the speakers admiration for the people who gave their lives for a greater cause as well as what their...