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Question
Answer the following question in 40–50 words.
What is ‘yellow hair’ a symbol of in “For Anne Gregory”? Discuss. (For Anne Gregory)
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Solution
In Yeats’s ‘For Anne Gregory’, ‘yellow hair’ symbolizes superficial physical beauty and social desirability the outward trait that attracts lovers and distracts from inner worth. It tests whether love is for appearance or the person, contrasted with the idea that only God might love the self alone.
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