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Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. -William Butler Yeats In “The Second Coming”, William Butler Yeats uses a lot of tones and shifts to describe his interpretation on the world. Later on in this story it will open up a lot of wondering minds, the reader will understand how the world is seen in some eyes. Getting to understand what the poet was really trying to get to at the end of his poem will be challenging. It will be show that I paraphrased my version of his poem and I will also break down the details of his life story. When the Penny is flipped William Butler Yeats was brought into this world on June, 13 in 1865 and was the oldest of 4 siblings. William was inspired by his parents to have the urge to become something; His mother was Susan Mary Yeats. Susan Mary Yeats was a daughter from successful merchant who came from Siligo in Western Ireland, interested in astrology and faeries. John Butler Yeats a former lawyer but was passionate for something different. He was more interested in painting and had some great art work created that nobody would buy so he was unable to support his family and often suffered from financial problems.(1) William was only eleven when he started to attend Godolphin Grammar School in Hammersmith, England. He was not the best in school and was rarely in any sports or activities. William met a poet named George Russell, in 1884. With that poets help Yeats founded the Dublin Hermetic Society which involved magical experiments.(2) In 1885 he met john O’Leary an Irish nationalist that mad William focused more on his first poem. In 1889 Mr. Yeats also met a lady named Maud Gonne and she was described as beautiful in his eyes, she was an actress t... ... middle of paper ... ...ns, the world, spiritus mundi, lion bodies and human heads, the dessert and the sun, shadows and birds, and rocking cradles. This poem is inspired by the origins of the Christian prophecy bible, the book of revelation. It is relating to the return of Jesus’s return. He has his own opinion and determination of how the world will end speaking of Gyre’s. This is an outgoing poem that speaks about the plans of the future. Conclusion William is letting us know that in order to see the actual world in reality we have to open our eyes and see for ourselves what is going on. Will reveals that Jesus will return at the end of the world and want to prepare for it. Starts of by telling everyone the story of how he visualizes the world. He also shows that even though you don’t have the best grades or play sports or even grow up around luxuries you can still become something.

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