Question

Who is the speaker of A Prayer for my Daughter?

• A. John Millington Synge
• B. W. B. Yeats himself
• C. A fictional father
• D. A priest

Answer 1

Answer:

B. W. B. Yeats himself

The poem is personal and autobiographical. Written shortly after the birth of Yeats’s daughter Anne in 1919, the speaker is Yeats himself, expressing his hopes and fears for his child’s future amidst turbulent times, symbolized by the storm.