An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
Poem • Fiction
World War I Skies
2011
Adult
18+ years
In the poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" by W.B. Yeats, an Irish pilot reflects on his impending death in World War I. The airman acknowledges that his fate is unaffected by factors like politics or public opinion, expressing a sense of disconnection from nationalistic sentiments, while accepting the inevitability of his fate in a contemplative tone.
Contemplative
Melancholic
Bittersweet
Mysterious
Poem • Fiction
World War I Skies
2011
Adult
18+ years
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