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For Anne Gregory — W. B. Yeats

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For Anne Gregory — W. B. Yeats

First Flight, poetry · Class 10 CBSE English.

Read the poem itself in your textbook, First Flight (NCERT), aloud, twice. This lesson is SOYL's explanation; it does not reproduce the poem.

In this lesson you will

Explain the central idea of the poem stanza by stanza in your own words
Explain the contrast between outer beauty and inner worth
Identify the dialogue form and the imagery of hair
Compare the views of the two speakers
Answer extract-based and 40–50 word questions on the poem

CBSE 2026-27, Section C (literature).
In the board paper	Question form	Marks
Reference to context	an extract with short questions on meaning, tone and devices (answer A or B)	5
Short answer (First Flight)	40–50 words, any 4 of 5	3 each

Concept

The poet: W. B. Yeats

Table of facts about W. B. Yeats: an Irish poet and dramatist, 1865 to 1939, Nobel Prize in Literature 1923, a leader of the Irish literary revival who co-founded the Abbey Theatre with Lady Gregory; Anne Gregory was Lady Gregory's granddaughter.
About the poet
Poet	W. B. Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet and dramatist
Honours	Nobel Prize in Literature, 1923
Links	a leader of the Irish literary revival; co-founded the Abbey Theatre with Lady Gregory
Anne Gregory	Lady Gregory's granddaughter, to whom the poem is addressed