if it comes to that, you know, Irish is not my language."
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- Mar 2022
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he indelicate clacking of the men's heels and the shuffling of their soles reminded him that their grade of culture differed from his.
Again, referring to the Irish as if he isn't one. He feels like the people living in Dublin did not have the same knowledge as he does.
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He was undecided about the lines from Robert Browning, for he feared they would be above the heads of his hearer
Superiority. Thinking Dubliners may not be as sophisticated to understand, as well as Gabriel's fixation on anything foreign.
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- Feb 2022
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blogs.baruch.cuny.edu blogs.baruch.cuny.eduUntitled3
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eace comes dropping slow,
This is what's great about poetry, because in this case, the author mentions that he 'shall have peace there", and it will come slowly. To me, this reminds me of the why many of us seek nature for peace. Living our daily lives as busy as we do, it may take a minute to actually feel that peace. Also, I can't emphasize enough just how much this reminds of Walden by Thoreau.
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e foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances, Mingling hands and mingl
Even though the author may be speaking about a human child who is surrounded by the "troubles" of the world I feel like this part focuses on the good times that children have, no matter how bad life is, and that sometimes, just holding hands, dancing and laughing is the best remedy to disconnect from all the troubles of the world
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leuth Wood in th
One thing I love is to research the meaning of words, or perhaps even find a place where I can imagine the why the author wrote about it. So, I did a quick research online and found out that Sleuth Wood (meaning 'slope wood') is located in Rosses (which he also mentions in the poem), a seaside destination in the region of Sligo, Ireland. It's where the Yates family used to go on vacation.
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