When you are old short Questions

When you are old

When it was written?

1893.

What poet says about the Journey to old and youth?

The Poet says when one start to get old all the problems and struggles that he has faced will be seen in the form of his wrinkles

What kind of things this poem has revealed?

It has revealed the complexities of love between the poet and his love named Maud Gonne.

Has the poet won the love of his beloved?

No, he could not get her love but his heart will be her till his death.

What is the main theme of the poem?
The main theme of the poem is the past memories. It is personal poem and written to Yeast's beloved Maud. It revives the past memories of an unsuccessful love. The poet asks his beloved to acknowledge his love for her even when she is in her old age.

What is the structure of the poem?
The poem is consisting of twelve lines. There are three stanzas. Each stanza is consisting of four lines. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA.

What does the poet advise his beloved?
The poet advises his beloved to ponder upon his true love for her when ever she is old and will sit before the heater. She will, he says, come to know how someone loved her when she was young. Though some many persons loved her, he says, but the only pure love was from his side.

What do you know about Yeats relationship with Maud?
Yeats fell in love with Maud in his young. He proposed her many times for marriage but was always rejected. He was heart broken and she became the muse of his poems. He could not forget her love throughout his life.

Did Yeats marry in his life?

Yeats married a young girl of twenty five, Georgie Hyde-Lees in 1916. Though there was great difference of age between the two, the marriage was successful till Yeats' death.

Did Maud marry in her life?
Yes, In 1903, Maud married Irish nationalist Major John MacBride,