Easter 1916: Yeats Poem

14:  We know their dream; enough
15:  To know they dreamed and are dead;
16:  And what if excess of love
17:  Bewildered them till they died?
18:  I write it out in a verse -
19:  MacDonagh and MacBride
20:  And Connolly and Pearse
21:  Now and in time to be,
22:  Wherever green is worn,
23:  Are changed, changed utterly:
24:  A terrible beauty is born. 

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Punctuation: Lots of questions (throughout stanza) & a dash, announcing a verse.
Rhyme: ABCB, ABCB, ABAC, ABAC, ABAB, ABCB (of entire stanza)
Repetition: Of words. Specifically: death & dream.
Word Choice, and Interesting Passages:  
Repetition Throughout Poem: Change & the names of the people from Stanza 2 & the passing of time. 

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Interesting Sentence: The people at war dieing for their dream of equality or whatever they want out of the war. The idea of love and compromise instead of war confused the attackers and they did not believe that the dispute could be settled without a war. 

 Enough: It is known what the attackers wanted out of attacking, but 'we' do not truly understand their ambition and drive towards it (their dream of what they wanted the war to change).
 Wherever green is worn: Military green? Irish green?

In this stanza the people were the things changed with the final, "changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born."

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The terrible beauty is the Easter Rising itself, which serves as a specific example for all uprisings, revolts, etc. These events are being referred to as 'terrible beauties' because in the moment, they seem awful. People dieing, killing, and doing evil deeds. But in the end, someone revolting may bring their group equality and peace. Whereas beforehand they were not treated equally by a higher group or leader.

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The theme: No matter what one does, believes, fights for, or ignores, things around one will change. And if one is to participate, or ignore, or not even notice, one will change from the event as well.