Poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree September 1913 The Wild Swans at Coole An Irish Airman Foresees his Death Easter, 1916 The Second Coming Sailing to Byzantium
from Meditations in Time of Civil War: VI, The Stare’s Nest by My Window
In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz
Swift’s Epitaph An Acre of Grass Politics from Under Ben Bulben Main Theme(s)
Escapism Nature Peace
Greed Ignorance Politics
Ageing Beauty Nature
Fate War
Irishness Nationalism Politics
Destiny Future of mankind History
Ageing Immortality through art Nature
Nationalism War
Ageing Friendship Role of women
Bravery Freedom
Ageing Creativity
Patriotism Politics
Belonging History Poetry
W. B. Yeats explores many diverse and complex themes in his poetry. These range from art to immortality and from love to hate. He is particularly focused on the themes of nature, politics and ageing. There is a very diverse range of Yeats’ poems on the Leaving Certificate course, and each poem explores its own minor themes as well as exploring his major themes.