In Yeats's "Leda and the Swan", What are those allusions and how deeply do they influence the poem itself?

In Hopkins's "God's Grandeur", What effects do the rhythm and sounds of the language have on your understanding, and how do they reinforce the poem's main idea?

Question

In Yeats's "Leda and the Swan", What are those allusions and how deeply do they influence the poem itself?

In Hopkins's "God's Grandeur", What effects do the rhythm and sounds of the language have on your understanding, and how do they reinforce the poem's main idea?

Thongsiah · Answer

So, an allusion is a quote from a story, movie, etc. So, an example of that in the poem would the following: Leda and the Swan (the title). This is an allusion because it comes from Greek Mythology...When Zeus assaults Leda.

Jadabug89 · Answer

ull of iambs, it repeats the have trod to reinforce the idea of mankind treading all over the earth, ruining it as they go about their business.