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Romantic elements in W.B. Yeats’ poetry
Yeats poetry began by echoing Shelly and Spenser and the pre-Raphaelites and Black remained a dominant influence throughout his poetic career. All the characteristic features and flavor of romantic poetry are present in most of Yeats early poems. The tendency to escape to far-off lands of romance or to nature is present in Yeats poetry. …