
WB Yeats - Irish Airman quote - United States History
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- Q1An Irish Airman Foresees His Death I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. WB Yeats. - written in 1918 and published in 1919 What is the major event that this poem references?Spanish American WarWorld War Isinking of the LusitaniaWorld War II120s
- Q2An Irish Airman Foresees His Death 1. I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; 5. My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, 10. Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, 15. A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. WB Yeats. - written in 1918 and published in 1919 The poem above best reflects which of the following growing sentiments late in World War I?imperialismlocal pridemilitarismanti nationalism120s
- Q3An Irish Airman Foresees His Death 1. I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; 5. My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, 10. Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, 15. A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. WB Yeats. - written in 1918 and published in 1919 The pattern described in the excerpt foreshadowed which of the following developments in the Untied States in the 1930s?joining the League of Nationswomen's suffrageisolationismthe Stock Market Crash120s
- Q4An Irish Airman Foresees His Death 1. I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; 5. My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, 10. Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, 15. A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. WB Yeats. - written in 1918 and published in 1919 The term "Kiltartan Cross" in line 5 most likely references which of the following?a small town in the United Statesa religious artifacta small town in Irelanda small town in England120s
- Q5WB Yeats - An Irish Airman Foresees His Death 1. I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; 5. My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, 10. Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, 15. A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. WB Yeats. - written in 1918 and published in 1919 In line 10 Yeats discounts the effects of what type of government actions?the drafttreaty obligationsrationingpropaganda120s