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William Butler Yeats

Published on Jan 07, 2016

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William Butler Yeats

Paige Allen
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Question 1 & 2

  • William Butler Yeats
  • Born June 13th, 1865 in Ireland.
  • Died January 28th, 1939 in Menton.

Question 3

  • poetry
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Question 4

  • "Her Anxiety"
  • "earth in beauty dressed awaits returning spring"
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Question 5

  • He had a brother and two sisters
  • His mother came from wealthy family.
  • His father was a lawyer then later became and artist
  • He learned about poetry at a young age.
  • His brother became a painter and his sisters became members of arts and crafts
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Question 6

  • In his years of growing up he appreciated the writing of William Blake.
  • Susan Pollexfen stayed at his house and introduced him to poetry and he premeated poetry early so he liked it.

Question 7

  • In 1993, he was honored the Nobel Prize in liturature.
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Question 8

  • He's a good poet and he's inspiring if you wanna be a writer but your family had always done something different.
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Sources

  • "W B Yeats Biography." - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016.
  • "William Butler Yeats, Poet & Playwright of the Irish Nation." About.com Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016.