Question

Poem Appreciation >
appreciation of 'The Ballad of
Father Gilligan', stating the features of
ballad and the poetic crafts used.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ballads tell a story in rhyme, and in "The Ballad of Father Gilligan," Yeats's speaker relates the story of how on one particular evening, God showed mercy on both a tired old priest and a man at the moment of his death. The theme is God's omnipresence and grace in the lives of the faithful.