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.Hereof, what is the central idea of the poem lamentation of the old pensioner?
The theme is one of (unwanted and regrettably) inevitable change over time toward old age. Yet another theme runs parallel to that of the changes of time and that theme is concerned with the speaker's fullness of experience.
Also Know, 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.
Also Know, why is the poet angry in the lamentation of the old pensioner?
Ans: The poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner “ is the poet's dissatisfaction. 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. Thirdly he laments about his past love.
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.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.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 about?
The poet laments the condition of a man that man keeps fighting with man and has no peace and stays busy in his monotaneous shedule and does not use his leisure time for gazing at nature.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.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. 
