Hi Teannie,
I really enjoyed reading your blog post! Your analysis of the poem captures powerfully the “anxieties that Yeats had for the future wellbeing of his baby daughter” and his need to protect her from the world. I liked how you conveyed the importance of inner beauty and made connections to a quote from Shakespeare’s, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and also the play itself. This was very interesting! I also thought it was great how you wrote about the expectations of beauty in society and how it can shape an individual’s outlook on life and themselves. It was great how you showed your appreciation for Yeats’ passion for “morality and purity” but it would perhaps have been good to add a little bit more of a personal touch. Nevertheless, it was still very interesting to read.
Well Done!
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