Test your knowledge of the themes and imagery in this famous poem by William Butler Yeats. This quiz focuses on the speaker's reflections on nature, memory, and the passage of time.
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1. Based on the third stanza, how has the speaker's feeling changed since the first time he observed the swans?
Explanation: The third stanza states, "And now my heart is sore," and contrasts this with the past when he "Trod with a lighter tread," implying he was more carefree and less burdened then.