W.B.Yeats used the phrase 'the artifice of eternity' in his poem ?
Correct answer: A. Sailing to Byzantium
- A. Sailing to Byzantium
- B. Byzantium
- C. The Second Coming
- D. Leda and the Swan
Explanation
In “Sailing to Byzantium,” Yeats contrasts mortal nature with artistic permanence and asks sages to gather him into the “artifice of eternity.” “Byzantium” develops related ideas but does not contain this phrase.
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