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Last Updated: 18th May 2024

What War Does An Irish Airman Predict His Death From?

World War I



This is not all. What type of poem does an Irish Airman foresee his death?

Style. Style. Each quatrain is assigned an abab rhyme scheme. The poem employs alliteration and uses the iambic trimeter form of meter.

Another question that might be asked is "Who is the speaker of an Irish Airman Foresees His Death?" Major Robert Gregory

What is the message of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death?"

While the elegy "In Memories Major Robert Gregory" for Gregory is written from Yeats' perspective, "An Irish Airman Predicts His Death" attempts to get inside Gregory and describe his sense of life, death, and war.

What historic event inspired the poem, An Irish Airman Foresees His Death?

World War I