and "Was it needless death after all?"
The second stanza of this poem describes a woman who spends her days in "ignorant good-will" and her nights in argument.  This poem asks questions such as "What is it but nightfall?" "O when may it suffice?" and "Was it needless death after all?" This poem starts off stating that, "I have met them at close of day/ coming with vivid faces," and concludes by saying, "A terrible beauty is born." This poem references people that were involved in the event this poem was based on such as MacDonagh, MacBride, Connolly, and Pearse. For 10 points, name this poem that describes an important historical event that featured Michael Collins, a William Butler Yeats poem that is titled after the holiday and year of an important day in Irish history.
The second stanza of this poem describes a woman who spends her days in "ignorant good-will" and her nights in argument.  
“{Easter}, 1916”