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| Question | Answer |
| Yeats | An Irish Airman |
| Yeats opinion on Irish War poetry | 'passive suffering is not a theme for poetry' |
| what feel does the quote 'foresees his death' give to the poem | an omniscient, god like and peaceful theme |
| structure point on 'I know that i shall meet my fate' | Iambic stress on 'know' - very definite |
| 'somewhere among the clouds above' | romanticises his death and shows trancendance |
| a quote that shows specificity about his patriotism | 'My country is Killtartan cross' not just Ireland but pin pointing specifically the part of Ireland |
| 'those that i fight i do not hate, those that i guard i do not love' - structure point | monosyllabic end stop lines, shows clarity |
| 'my country is kiltartan cross, my countrymen kiltartans poor' | the repetition and alliteration shows pride |
| what quote describes what sent him to war? | 'a lonely impulse of delight' |
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