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W.B. Yeats's The Lake Isle of Innisfree is in Chapter 4 of the Class 9 Beehive Poetry English book. The poem is about wanting some peace and quiet on Innisfree, a small island near Ireland. It covers topics like nature, peace, and wanting to escape city life. Plus, it uses cool images and a nice rhythm.
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree is basically about the poet dreaming of a chill life surrounded by nature. He's thinking of building a little cabin on the island, you know, where it's pretty and quiet. The poem really shows how much he wants a simple, peaceful life with nature, away from all the city noise and stress.
Here’s what's up:
Ans. (a) It is a place where nature is beautiful, alive and full of life. (i) He wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles. (ii) He wants to plant nine rows of beans. (iii) He wants to live there alone in the open place. (b) He hears the sound of bees buzzing and sees the purple glow of the sky at noon. He sees the midnight sky filled with glittering stars and the flight of the linnet birds in the evening. He feels peaceful in the lap of nature. (c) He hears the lake water lapping the shore with low sound. 2. By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III).
Ans. The Innisfree is a beautiful place. It is full of peace. The crickets sing here. The midnights shine here. The noons have a purple glow. The evenings have linnets flying. He stands on the roadway or the pavement. The pavement is grey. 'Grey' symbolises dryness and decay lacking beauty and peace. Thus there is a sharp contrast between this place and Innisfree. 3. Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days?
Ans. Although Innisfree is the poet's boyhood haunt, it also represents his state of mind. The poet wishes to escape to Innisfree as it is more peaceful than where he is now the city. Innisfree is representative of what the poet considers an ideal place to live, devoid of the restless humdrum of life.
Yes, the poet actually misses the place of his boyhood days. Even though he is away from Innisfree, he recalls the sound of the lake water washing the shore. He has a deep desire to go to this place and longs to live there.
What pictures do these words create in your mind? Ans. (i) The picture that comes to my mind is of the green glade. There is natural peace and beauty around. There is a honey comb. The honey bees hum over and around it. (ii) The picture is of the linnet's fluttering its wings across on evening sky and sitting in the tree. The scene becomes lovely when more linnets come to a tree. They flutter and fly here. They create a pleasant sound. (iii) It is a lovely scene when the lake water-form waves. These waves strike the lake's shore. They create a pleasant murmuring sound. The natural beauty of the place adds pleasure to the scene. 2. Look at these words; peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings What do these words mean to you? What do you think "comes dropping slow ... from the veils of the morning"? What does 'to where the cricket sings' wear?
Ans. The given lines indicate that peace of mind can be acquired from the natural surroundings. It is peace that 'comes dropping slow veils of the morning' - These words mean the peace coming slowly from all around when morning comes.
The phrase 'to where the cricket sings' - indicates a peaceful place where one can hear the vibrant sounds of nature - sounds such as the sings of the crickets at the time of dawn as if simply to greet the morning.
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