Who is ideal peasant in the poem 'The Tower" ?
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What shall I do with this absurdity —
O heart, O troubled heart — this caricature,
Decrepit age that has been tied to me
As to a dog's tail?
Never had I more
Excited, passionate, fantastical
Imagination, nor an ear and eye
That more expected the impossible —
No, not in boyhood when with rod and fly,
Or the humbler worm, I climbed Ben Bulben's back
And had the livelong summer day to spend.
It seems that I must bid the Muse go pack,
Choose Plato and Plotinus for a friend
Until imagination, ear and eye,
Can be content with argument and deal
In abstract things; or be derided by
A sort of battered kettle at the heel.
Answer:
In the poem ‘The Tower’ by W. B. Yeats, the poet recalls a peasant girl he heard of at a young age. The girl's name was Mary Hynes, and her beauty was admired and many sang songs.
Explanation:
‘The Tower’ poem by W. B. Yeats describes the silliness of becoming aged. While he is getting weaker physically, he feels growing more passionate and inspired than ever. Nevertheless, he is aware that it is time to say goodbye to poetry and choose a reason, to match his age. He walks to and fro the top of the tower and remembers the wealthy Mrs French, a mythical peasant girl, and the character Hanrahan created by him. He also thinks of some people who could be cheered with neither love nor music. One such man is the former master of the poet’s house. He also thinks of those who walked around the house dressed for war.
The speaker is interested to know if the people he remembered so far too felt the same way as he feels now. Failing to get a fair answer, he enquires Hanrahan, whether one thinks more often of a woman winning or losing. For he thinks a woman lost is an irretrievable mistake. As he reaches the third section, his understanding of his age looks much more steady. The speaker wants to follow Grattan and Burke. Further, he expresses his contempt for Plato and Plotinus, for he doesn’t want to take any sides. He concludes by stating that he is ready to die with some ancient poetry and the love of women. Also, he finds it to be the right time to prepare his body and his mind for demise, either on his own or with the people he has loved.
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