A Prayer for My Daughter

William Butler Yeats

20 pages 40-minute read

William Butler Yeats

A Prayer for My Daughter

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1919

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As storms rage around Yeats's tower at Ballylee and his newborn daughter sleeps peacefully in her cradle, the poet weaves prayers, politics, and mythology into one of his most personal works. Test your understanding of this complex meditation on beauty, innocence, and the hopes a father holds for both his child and his nation.

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