When I read this poem on my own, I pictured a tone of defeat, of watching the beast from a distance, and the helplessness that followed. This read out gave a sense of urgency and panic, and I like seeing it from a different perspective. Sometimes I can get quite stuck in a rut when it comes to re-reading something.
I think Yeats would be pleased with your reaction, which is exactly what he wanted to convey!
That sense of hopelessness extended far beyond the battlefield, and eventually turns into a general distrust of truth and the rise of "absurdity" which we will look at after the reading break!
When I read this poem on my own, I pictured a tone of defeat, of watching the beast from a distance, and the helplessness that followed. This read out gave a sense of urgency and panic, and I like seeing it from a different perspective. Sometimes I can get quite stuck in a rut when it comes to re-reading something.
I think Yeats would be pleased with your reaction, which is exactly what he wanted to convey!
That sense of hopelessness extended far beyond the battlefield, and eventually turns into a general distrust of truth and the rise of "absurdity" which we will look at after the reading break!