Question

What was the major historic event that inspired the poem An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

Answer 1

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death is a famous poem. This poem was written by an Irish poet William Butler Yeats.

He wrote this poem by getting inspired of the major historic event of World War I. This poem describes the effort of Irish soldiers for the United Kingdom. It was a time when they were trying to establish independence for their own country, Ireland.

So the World War I was the major historic event that inspired the poet to write this poem.

Answer 2

William Butler Yeats wrote the poem "An Irish Airman forsees his death".

The form of the poet is a soliloqy and was written in the year 1918.

The narraator in the poem forsees the detah he will have and describes the circumstances which surround his death.

The poem actually describes the condition of the Irish soldiers who are fighting for United Kingdom.