221; to describe the Irish people who died in the war while “beauty” was used to describe the future victory of Ireland and the unity of those who were fighting for freedom.The themes in Yeats’s “To Ireland in the Coming Times,” “September 1913” and “Easter 1916” left the readers with a deep impression about Irish nationalism. These poems described the changes in Ireland and expressed Yeats’s opinion about each period according to each situation. He also tried to make his readers more concerned about Ireland. The moods he created also played an important role in these three poems. They were powerful and direct, leading his readers to feel the same way he did. The usage of figurative language could support the themes and moods that he used in different poems and he persuaded his readers to believe what he said was true. When comparing these three different elements in the poems, mood is the most effective technique since nationalism is based on the emotions one feels for one’s country. The mood is what links the themes and figurative language that attract readers’ attention....
