W.B. Yeats
Herein, what is the lamentation of the old pensioner?
ANS: The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner ,written by a W.B. Yeats is a poem which presents the speaker's reminiscences of his young life and his anger for time because time has stolen all his happiness, enemy, vitality and transfigured him into a ugly powerless, weak, deformed and lonely old man.
Similarly, 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.
Consequently, 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.
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.
What does the poet lament in the poem?
Lament, a nonnarrative poem expressing deep grief or sorrow over a personal loss. The form developed as part of the oral tradition along with heroic poetry and exists in most languages.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 does the poet show his anger against time?
He shows his anger against the time because it has given much pain to him. The cruel time has changed him from happy to sad, young to old, and energetic to weak. He could do nothing except to lament for the romantic past in his painful old age. So the poet wants to spit on the face of time.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 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 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.Why does the speaker spit into the face of time?
Answer. The speaker wants to spit into the face of time for transforming him into an ugly, diseased, lonely old man of no use. In youth, he was very active and smart and had many friends who he used to discuss with about politics and love. He has supposed time to be the most powerful tyrant that has transfigured him. 
