The emotional quality, philosophical stance, or attitudinal tone concluding a poem, representing the final feeling or perspective left with readers. Less intellectually focused than concluding moral and more emotionally centered, the closing sentiment establishes the poem's ultimate emotional register. Yeats's poems frequently end with powerful sentiments that resonate beyond literal meaning, as in "A terrible beauty is born." The closing sentiment can confirm, shift, or complicate the emotional trajectory established earlier, providing emotional resolution or productive ambiguity that continues reverberating after reading.

The emotional or philosophical stance concluding a poem. Less intellectual than concluding moral, more feeling-based. The final emotional note left with the reader. Yeats's poems often end with powerful closing sentiments that resonate beyond their literal meaning. Can shift or confirm the poem's emotional trajectory.