An Irish Airman Forsees his Death

Question	Answer
Yeats	An Irish Airman
Yeats opinion on Irish War poetry	'passive suffering is not a theme for poetry'
what feel does the quote 'foresees his death' give to the poem	an omniscient, god like and peaceful theme
structure point on 'I know that i shall meet my fate'	Iambic stress on 'know' - very definite
'somewhere among the clouds above'	romanticises his death and shows trancendance
a quote that shows specificity about his patriotism	'My country is Killtartan cross' not just Ireland but pin pointing specifically the part of Ireland
'those that i fight i do not hate, those that i guard i do not love' - structure point	monosyllabic end stop lines, shows clarity
'my country is kiltartan cross, my countrymen kiltartans poor'	the repetition and alliteration shows pride
what quote describes what sent him to war?	'a lonely impulse of delight'

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