Hi all.
I've been studying "September 1913","Easter 1916","Sailing to Byzantium","An Acre of Grass","The Lake Isles of Inisfree" and "The Wild Swans at Coole".Problem is I despise the later;and i find the lines totally unmemorable and frankly dismally boring. So i've decided to study a different poem to replace it.In essays we've been concentrating on aspects of the poet's work;for Yeats I've been using politics,old age/time,desire to escape from modern life and his techniques/imagery.I've had a look at "The Second Coming" (now THAT'S a poem!) and I've been considering using that poem instead of the auld swans.I just wanted to ask,what aspects/themes should i use with "The Second Coming",along with the poems I've already studied? Or is there another good Yeats poem to study,that would present a useful theme to write about? Thanks in advance 
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Yeats poetry selection
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My favourite Yeats poem is Ballad of Moll Maggee or also the poem He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven!
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Not on the course
any other suggestions?
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These are some things to think about with the Second Coming:
the personal perspective - how this poem relates to Yeats himself
the themes covered - in particular, this poem deals with Yeats' interest/ concern with religion
look at the imagery in the poem and how he uses this to convey his message
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