There is more than one side to every story. When tragedy or calamity strikes, it affects people in different ways. Past events, loyalties, and moral viewpoints define how one sees a situation. Concerning the Easter 1916 uprising, Yeats seems to change his views of the people involved and explores his feelings in the poem “Easter 1916.” Yeats, at the start of the piece, seems to have a fairly low view of the rebels. He respects the nobility and bravery of what the revolutionaries did, but isn’t sure whether to classify them as heroes. His tone may even be disappointed as he speaks of the revolutionaries, but it is clear that he respects them when he calls the events “a terrible beauty.” T One metaphor that brings imagery to the poem is the
