The timeless essence and ambivalence in Yeats's poems solicit the reader's response to issues relevant to today's society. This enduring power of Yeats's poetry, influenced by mystical and pagan influences, is embedded in the textual integrity drawn from poetic techniques and structure when discussing relevant contextual issues. “Wild Swans at Coole,” “Easter 1916,” and “The Second Coming” encapsulates Romanticism in his early poetry with civic influences and then a modernist approach in later years. The three poems explore a poet's distinct transition while discussing ideas of history, love, and politics. “WC,” written in a romantic style, emphasizes his inner turmoil through a series of poetic techniques rooted in a cynical yet lethargic tone. “Nine Fifty Swans” exemplifies the misery of her single life by juxtaposing the strength of the swans' unity. This enduring symbol of the swans in his poetry evokes empathy towards his depressed state as he continues to elevate the imagery of the swans by juxtaposing their “cold and sociable currents” unity with his loneliness. Maud Gonne's subtle metaphor of beauty in "sensational wings" and "brilliant creatures" accentuates a sympathetic response while the romantic and vibrant imagery ironically counteracts the woes of rejection. The reader's opinions are best influenced by a nihilistic view of the poem, questioning the purpose of existence, showing the character's plight of losing the zest for life. “The heart is sore” highlights his worsening mental state as he questions his existence, evoking in the reader a reflection on his own personal problems. It allows for textual integrity in decoding themes of anguish and sadness, despite any contextual audience. Bornstein describes the...... middle of the paper ...... his poem. Textual integrity through ambivalence is evident in “Slouches versus Bethlehem” as the occultist vision suggests an allusion to birth, death or rebirth, leaving the meaning of the techniques and themes to the reader. This ambiguous nature in textual integrity provides links to themes and morals relevant to a broad contextual audience. So lasting power comes from this modernist approach. The three poems explore the styles of a poet who continually reinvents himself. The transition from romanticism to modernism while discussing personal relationships and civic concerns describes the enduring power of poetry that can relate to any contextual audience. Thus, the timeless appeal of his poetry, combined with the textual integrity of the themes, shapes personal responses and evokes interpretations from readers regarding the ambivalence in his work..