The Sorrow of Love
The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves,
The brilliant moon and all the milky sky,
And all that famous harmony of leaves,
Had blotted out man's image and his cry.
A girl arose that had red mournful lips
And seemed the greatness of the world in tears,
Doomed like Odysseus and the labouring ships
And proud as Priam murdered with his peers;
Arose, and on the instant clamorous eaves,
A climbing moon upon an empty sky,
And all that lamentation of the leaves,
Could but compose man's image and his cry.
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Who wrote the poem "The Sorrow of Love"?
William Butler Yeats (June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939)
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, playwright, prose writer, and is widely considered as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was born to the Protestant, Anglo-Irish community that considered themselves English people born in Ireland and had largely controlled the economic, political, and social life of Ireland. However, Yeats strongly affirmed his Irish nationality and found inspiration in Irish legends and the occult in his early career. Later his poetry became more physical and realistic. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.
"The Sorrow of Love" explanation
In
the poem, the speaker brilliantly describes the transition from seemingly calm
and beautiful imagery of nature to a gloomy and somber mood with the
introduction of human sorrow and pain using tragic mythical imagery. This poem
is about Maud Gonne, the poet’s life-long subject of unrequited love.
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