Arrange the following poems of Yeats in chronological order:
- A. 'The Wild Swans at Coole'
- B. 'The Second Coming'
- C. 'Among School Children'
- D. 'Adam's Curse'
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Correct answer: B. D, A, B, C
Explanation
'Adam's Curse' (1902; In the Seven Woods, 1903) → 'The Wild Swans at Coole' (1917) → 'The Second Coming' (1920) → 'Among School Children' (The Tower, 1928).
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