Question

What major theme is explored in “A Prayer for my Daughter”?

• A. Industrialization and its evils
• B. A father’s hope for his child’s future virtues
• C. The decline of Irish folklore
• D. Urban poverty

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A father’s hope for his child’s future virtues

The poem is a personal meditation where Yeats prays for his daughter’s future, wishing for virtues like courtesy, modesty, and inner peace in a turbulent world. He contrasts these with destructive forces like vanity and excessive beauty.