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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Introduction
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Summary
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Themes
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Idealism and Disillusionment
Where this theme appears in the poem:- Lines 1-20
- Lines 21-32
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Time, Age, and Mortality
Where this theme appears in the poem:- Lines 21-32
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Line-by-Line Explanation & Analysis of “In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz”
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Lines 1-4
The light of ...
... one a gazelle. -
Lines 5-9
But a raving ...
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Lines 10-15
I know not ...
... the other out -
Lines 15-20
and speak ...
... one a gazelle. -
Lines 21-25
Dear shadows, now ...
... enemy but time; -
Lines 26-29
Arise and bid ...
... the sages know. -
Lines 30-32
We the great ...
... match and blow.
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Symbols
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The Gazebo
Where this symbol appears in the poem:- Line 30: “We the great gazebo built”
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Poetic Devices & Figurative Language
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Allusion
Where allusion appears in the poem:- Line 1: “Lissadell”
- Lines 3-4: “Two girls in silk kimonos, both / Beautiful, one a gazelle.”
- Lines 7-9: “The older is condemned to death, / Pardoned, drags out lonely years / Conspiring among the ignorant.”
- Lines 10-13: “I know not what the younger dreams— / Some vague Utopia—and she seems, / When withered old and skeleton-gaunt, / An image of such politics.”
- Line 16: “that old Georgian mansion”
- Lines 19-20: “Two girls in silk kimonos, both / Beautiful, one a gazelle.”
- Lines 22-23: “All the folly of a fight / With a common wrong or right.”
- Lines 30-31: “We the great gazebo built, / They convicted us of guilt;”
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Metaphor
Where metaphor appears in the poem:- Line 4: “one a gazelle”
- Lines 5-6: “But a raving autumn shears / Blossom from the summer's wreath”
- Line 20: “one a gazelle”
- Line 21: “Dear shadows, now you know it all,”
- Lines 26-32: “Arise and bid me strike a match / And strike another till time catch; / Should the conflagration climb, / Run till all the sages know. / We the great gazebo built, / They convicted us of guilt; / Bid me strike a match and blow”
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Repetition
Where repetition appears in the poem:- Lines 3-4: “Two girls in silk kimonos, both / Beautiful, one a gazelle”
- Lines 19-20: “Two girls in silk kimonos, both / Beautiful, one a gazelle”
- Line 21: “all”
- Line 22: “All”
- Line 26: “bid me strike a match”
- Line 27: “strike”
- Line 32: “Bid me strike a match”
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Alliteration
Where alliteration appears in the poem:- Line 1: “light,” “Lissadell”
- Line 3: “girls,” “both”
- Line 4: “Beautiful,” “gazelle”
- Line 7: “death”
- Line 8: “drags”
- Line 16: “mansion,” “mix”
- Line 17: “mind”
- Line 18: “table,” “talk”
- Line 19: “Two,” “girls,” “both”
- Line 20: “Beautiful,” “gazelle”
- Line 22: “folly,” “fight”
- Line 23: “wrong,” “right”
- Line 27: “till,” “time,” “catch”
- Line 28: “conflagration,” “climb”
- Line 30: “great,” “gazebo”
- Line 31: “guilt”
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Apostrophe
Where apostrophe appears in the poem:- Line 21: “Dear shadows, now you know it all”
- Lines 22-23: “All the folly of a fight / With a common wrong or right.”
- Lines 26-32: “Arise and bid me strike a match / And strike another till time catch; / Should the conflagration climb, / Run till all the sages know. / We the great gazebo built, / They convicted us of guilt; / Bid me strike a match and blow.”
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Vocabulary
Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem.
- Con Markievicz
- Eva Gore-Booth
- Lissadell
- Kimonos
- Gazelle
- Pardoned
- Conspiring
- Utopia
- Vague
- Skeleton-gaunt
- That old Georgian mansion
- Folly
- Bid
- Conflagration
- Sages
- Gazebo
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Form, Meter, & Rhyme Scheme of “In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz”
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Rhyme Scheme
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Speaker
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“In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Setting
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Literary and Historical Context of “In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz”
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More “In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz” Resources
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External Resources
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A Biography of the Poet — Read about Yeats's life and career in this Poetry Foundation article.
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The Political Beliefs of W. B. Yeats — A look at what ideals Yeats stood for in a shifting political landscape.
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A Biography of Eva-Gore Booth — Read this Poetry Foundation article on Gore-Booth, who was a poet as well as an activist.
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A Biography of Constance Markievicz — Read the Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Markievicz, who dedicated her life to political activism.
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The Poem Aloud — Listen to "In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz" as read by broadcaster Marian Richardson.
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LitCharts on Other Poems by William Butler Yeats
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