Key Facts

• Writer: William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939)
• Original Title: Adam's Curse
• Source: Collected in In the Seven Woods
• Written Time: Early 1900s
• Published Date: 1902
• Form: Lyric poem
• Genre: Poetry, Philosophical/Reflective
• Tone: Reflective, Nostalgic, Weary
• Point of View: First-person narrative
• Total Lines: 45 lines
• Total Part: 4 main sections (based on shifts in theme and reflection)
• Setting: 

• Time Setting: Late summer, towards the end of the day
• Place Setting: An outdoor space, likely in a countryside setting