Question

Read the excerpt.

I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All’s changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Based on the excerpt from “The Wild Swans at Coole,” what can you infer about how William Butler Yeats views time?


as a requirement to growth
as the enemy of life
as a kind friend
as the companion to passion