Easter 1916 By William Yeats “Easter 1916” is a poem by William Yeats that pertains to Irish nationalists revolting against the British Empire. Yeats uses a stream in the poem to represent Britain and its constant rush on the Irish rebels. He uses a stone embedded in the stream that causes steady disruption and chaos of the flowing water. Hearts with one purpose alone Through summer and winter seem Enchanted to a stone To trouble the living stream (932) In the above excerpt Yeats applies personification to the stream to hint to the reader that it is a force and lives animately, instead of just being water. In interpreting this quote ‘hearts with one purpose’ refers to the conscience of the rebels. Though individuals having their own thoughts, they also share the goal of obtaining freedom from the British Empire. Yeats uses ani....

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