The Tower

Poetry | William Butler Yeats

The Tower Literary Devices

Symbols:

  • The Tower: Symbol of isolation, wisdom, and spiritual refuge
  • Hanrahan: The artist’s double—symbol of passion and creative madness
  • The Swan: Symbol of artistic immortality and the soul’s final flight
  • The Bird’s Nest: Symbol of creation and continuity
  • The Transcendent Paradise: The ideal realm of imagination beyond death

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