The speaker of this poem states his soul will become louder “for every tatter in its mortal dress.” The speaker of this poem, who describes monuments “caught in that sensual music all neglect,” imagines his body “in such a form as Grecian Goldsmiths make.” The speaker of this poem wishes to “set upon a golden bough to sing to lords and ladies of” the title place, and also wishes to be gathered “into the (*) artifice of eternity.” In this poem, the narrator compares humans to “salmon-falls” and “mackerel-crowded seas.” In this poem, the speaker claims that “an aged man is a paltry thing” and opens the poem by saying, “That is no country for old men.” For ten points, name this William Butler Yeats poem about a journey to Constantinople.
The speaker of this poem states his soul will become louder “for every tatter in its mortal dress.” The speaker of this poem, who describes monuments “caught in that sensual music all neglect,” imagines his body “in such a form as Grecian Goldsmiths make.” The speaker of this poem wishes to “set upon a golden bough to sing to lords and ladies of” the title place, and also wishes to be gathered “into the (*) artifice of eternity.” In this poem, the narrator compares humans to “salmon-falls” and “mackerel-crowded seas.” In this poem, the speaker claims that “an aged man is a paltry thing” and opens the poem by saying, “That is no country for old men.” For ten points, name this William Butler Yeats poem about a journey to Constantinople.
The speaker of this poem states his soul will become louder “for every tatter in its mortal dress.