On Yeats'Transmutation of Symbolism-Through the analysis of three poems

Yeats'poems are famous for the use of symbolism.His symbolism is characterized by continuous development,which can be roughly divided into three phases:the early phase-from 1889 to 1904,the middle phase-from 1919 to 1925,and the late phase-the years after 1925.We can see poems with different characters of symbolism in his different phases.In this paper,three poems are to be chosen to show his transmutation of symbolism.

Yeats＇ poems are famous far the use of symbolism. His symbolism is characterized by continuous development, which can be roughly divided into three phases： the early phase-from 1889 to 1904, the middle phase - from 1919 to 1925, and the late phase-the years after 1925. We can see poems with different characters of symbolism in his different phases. In this paper, three poems are to be chosen to show his transmu- tation of symbolism.