In his first lecture onWilliam Butler Yeats, Professor Hammer says that the young Yeats identified with King Goll. What does he mean by this ?

Modern Poetry and Poetics 31/08/2021

A. Yeats’s poetry was autobiographical, but he understood his life through the prism of myths and symbols; symbolism was therefore present in both Yeats’s life and in his poetry.
B. Yeats believed that each person was an instance of a general cultural type or symbol.
C. The young Yeats wished to emphasize his identity as an English poet and draw attention away from his Irish heritage.
D. Both A and B

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