1. Which magazine first published “The Second Coming”?
2. The creature’s human head symbolizes:
3. The contrast between the “best” and the “worst” emphasizes:
4. What image does the poet use to represent a deteriorating order?
5. What is “Spiritus Mundi” in the poem?
6. The falcon and falconer imagery suggests:
7. The creature’s appearance is most likely symbolic of:
8. What is the dominant image associated with the creature’s eyes?
9. In what year was “The Second Coming” first published in a magazine?
10. The creature’s movement is described as:
11. The creature’s blank gaze can be interpreted as:
12. The phrase “the centre cannot hold” implies:
13. The word “indignant” suggests the birds are:
14. The desert setting can be seen as a metaphor for:
15. How is the creature’s movement described?
16. What quality is attributed to the “best”?
17. The image of the creature moving slowly suggests:
18. The overall atmosphere created in these lines is one of:
19. What does the phrase “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold” suggest?
20. Where was W. B. Yeats living when he wrote “The Second Coming”?
