Question

What is the setting of “A Prayer for my Daughter”?

• A. The streets of Dublin during Easter Rising
• B. Thoor Ballylee during a violent storm
• C. The Abbey Theatre stage
• D. A countryside garden at dawn

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Thoor Ballylee during a violent storm

The poem is set at Thoor Ballylee, Yeats’s home in County Galway, during a raging storm. This storm symbolizes not only natural chaos but also the political unrest of Ireland during the War of Independence. The storm outside contrasts with the protective, hopeful prayer the poet offers for his daughter’s future.