Sixteen Dead Men by William Butler Yeats

     This poem by William Butler Yeats is going into more detail on the action that the citizens of Ireland need to take to hold onto the impact of the event and the sacrifices that these men made. In the beginning, it brings up all the talk and buzz of the Easter Rising, but Yeats is pressing people to stop just talking and take action. To use the events and the sacrifice as motivation for others to do the same and begin the movement of fighting the fight for independence.