William+Butler+Yeats*

//The Second Coming *//
- The poem utilizes a great amount of imagery of a scene similar to a nightmare. - The first stanza discusses the conditions that are currently present in the world and the second stanza mentions how the world would be after the Second Coming. - This is a poem with a very strong religious foundation, with the title itself being a reference to the reappearance of Christ. - The mention of Bethlehem alludes to Christ's birth place and how it represents the entrance of all things. - The speaker seems to question whether or not there is a difference in good and evil. The falcon is deaf and can no longer follow his master. Innocence is simply a ceremony and does not really exist.