Question

What does the phrase "mere anarchy" suggest in stanza one of "The Second Coming"? Click here to read the poem. the possibility for turmoil a disregard for order a pure state of lawlessness the threat of revolution

Answer 1

The poem "The Second coming" was written by William Butler Yeats. In the first stanza, he writes that "Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world". The phrase, "Mere anarchy" suggests a pure state of lawlessness. The word, 'anarchy' itself means a state of disorder caused by the absence of authority, or refusal to recognize constituted authority.