The pensioner is fighting the changes overtaking him. "I spit into the face of Time that has transfigured me." The theme of the poem is the pensioner's determination to resist, to retain the "beauties" and memories of his life and his activities, the lessons he learned before he was "transfigured" by Time.Keeping this in view, why does the old pensioner spit into the face of time?
Answer: The old man spits into the face of time because he is angry with it. Time has changed him into an old , weak, and unattractive man. He had very happy moment before the time made him old. He had many lovers and friends to share his feelings and talk to.
Subsequently, question is, who is the speaker of the poem the lamentation of the old pensioner? The poem “The Lamentation of The Old Pensioner” was composed by an Irish poet and dramatist W.B. Yeats. The speaker of this poem is a retired old man who expresses his feeling of sadness and disappointment of having the beauty and youth robbed by the tyranny of time.
Just so, what makes the old pensioner feel isolated in his old age?
Ans: The poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner “ is the poet's dissatisfaction. He is old now. Firstly he laments for the loss of his youth and power. Secondly, he is also angry with the time because the time has changed from a handsome young man to a retired old man.
What does the broken tree symbolize in the poem?
The title suggests that the poet is a Pensioner. It means he must be very old and is living a retired life. He says whenever he is caught in rain he takes shelter under a broken tree. The broken tree can not protect him from the rain.
What is the central idea of the poem?
The central idea of a poem is the poem's theme or 'what it's about' if you like. Although many shy away from poems being 'about' something, at the end of the day, the poet had something in mind when it was written, and that something is the central idea, whatever it is or might have been.Why does the poet lament in the poem?
The poet laments in the poem solitary reaper because, the fair maiden is by herself reaping and singing a melancholic or sad song.Why is the poet angry with the time?
He thinks the time is solely responsible to transfigure him from blissful stage of youth to agonizing stage of old age. So he abuses time and expresses his strong hatred and anger by spitting into the face of the time. The poet, at present, has been old, ugly, lonely and neglected.Who spit into the face of time according to the poem?
William Butler Yeats is using a poetic device known as “personification”. He is treating Time as if he were a person. The narrator, an old man, is sitting in the rain thinking about the effect old age has had on him.What is the tone of the poem the lamentation of the old pensioner complacency resignation rage?
ANS: The poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner” is in raging tone. In this poem, the speaker is extremely infuriated with the time because time has transfigured him a lot. In the past, when the speaker was young, he used to talk of love and politics. He was at the centre of the political power.What does the poem add to our knowledge of the old man?
What does the poem add to your knowledge of the old man (his character, attitude, circumstance)? Ans: The poem says that the old man was a powerful person in politics. He was equally liked by beautiful women. Although he is old now, he wants to do the same thing. 
