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

A. Yeatss poetry was autobiographical, but he understood his life through the prism of myths and symbols; symbolism was therefore present in both Yeatss 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.