where he can find peace (CP 69). Yeats was desperate to have a moment of mystery with this secret flower. “Like Hanrahan, who abandons a woman of flesh and blood to follow the vision of a queen of the Sidhe, Yeats was pursuing a Celtic goddess in Maud” (Kline 38). In addition, Yeats acts exhausted at the pursuit of this feminine perfection: “For my dreams of your image that blossoms a rose in the / deeps of my heart” (CP 56). fire, trees, water, the apple blossom, wind, silver and golden apples, grass Throughout this collection, female characters are surrounded with nature imagery and symbolism. “women of the Sidhe who, disguised as fishes, enchant living men” (Untereker 91). BEAT The speech is very feminine due to the language and rhythmic beat. Finally, Yeats finishes the poem by mentioning the cycles of night and day. The theme of cycles could be associated with the moon and it is female or motherly characteristics. This is another point that is associated with women in Yeats’ work.HOW DOES HE MAKE IT HIS OWN?MOTHER The image of mother is also represented by the idea of the moon and earthly cycles, hair, stars, etc. The woman as a mother has control over nature and the cycles that affect the personal lives, feelings and fate of human beings such as Yeats....
