The Lake Isle of Innisfree
William Butler Yeats
Class 12
Alternative English

l. Where does the poet want to go?
Ans:- The poet wants to go lake Isle of innisfree.

2. What will he build there?
   Ans:- He will build a small cabin there.
3. With what will he build it?
   Ans:- Clay and wattles.
4. What will the poet plant there?
   Ans:- Nine beam rows
5. Where is Innisfree located?
   Ans:- Innisfree is located in the western coast of Ireland.
6. Where does the poet stand when he hears ‘the deep heart’s

core’?
Ans:- When the poet hears ‘the deep heart’s core’ he was

standing on the roadway or on the pavements of grey colour.

7. Name the different creaturers mentioned in the poem.
   Ans:- The different creatures mentioned in the poem are –

cricket, linnet and honey-be.

8. How, according to the poet, will peace arrive in Innisfree?
   Ans:- According to W. B. Yeats, peace will arrive at innisfree by

dropping slow from the veils of morning where cricket sings. He

depicts a serene landscape where he can *widraw from the noise

of urban living by immersing himself in the rhythms of nature, he

believes that peace will naturally manifest itself.

9. What is significance of the bee loud glade?
   Ans:- The Phrase ‘bee-loud glade’ means the loud buzzing of

wild bees in the open nature. It elaborates the poignant moment

of recognition and yearning. He wanted to be close to nature

away from city life and I not to hear the drone of civilization.

10. What does the speaker mean by ‘peace comes dropping

slow’?
Ans:- The speaker says ‘peace come dropping slow’ which

means nature is patient and slow unlike the city life which is full

of hurry for him, the lake isle of Innisfree stands for pure natural

beauty, pleasure and peace that stands as a startling contrast to

the hectic and artificial life in a city.

11. What does the poet mean by ‘arise and go’?
    Ans:- The phrase ‘arise and go’ has been reapetedly used in the

poem. This phrase emphasizes that the poet is extremely been to

leave the city and go to the queit and peacefull place like lake

isle of Innisfree. The use of ‘arise’ and ‘go’ reveal the intensity of

his longing to escape from the restlessness and noise of the cities

and reach the harmony and serenity of the world of nature

available on the lake of Innisfreee.

12. Which times of the day are reffered to and why?
    Ans:- In the poem, the poet refers to the span of time from

morning to evening. The poem mentions the morning time with

the line for peace comes dropping slow. Dropping from the veils

of the morning to where the cricket sings. Here morning

represents the start of a new day, symbolising renewal and the

opportunity of a fresh beginning. The poet also describes

midnight in a glimmer noon in a purple glow and evening full of

Linnet’s wings.

13. How does the poem create a sense of nostalgia using

imagery?
Ans:- W. B. Yeats uses imaginery to describe the beauty of the

surroundings, including ‘peace comes dropping slow’ and a

‘small cabin build there of clay and wattles made’. This

descriptions evoke a sense of longing for a simpler time and a

connection to nature. The calm, quiet soothing environment of

Innisfree impressed him so much that he developed a spiritual

kinship with this place. The images of this place haunt the poet

in such a way that he can visualise everything not in his mind but

in his of heart. A real place has given him such beautiful

memories that he cherishes them even when he is amidst the

roadways and *pavements of the city. His desire to escape to

Innisfree is so strong that his thoughts are over powered by it.

14. What is the significance of the Lake Isle of Innisfree to the

speaker?
Ans:- The Lake Isk of Innisfree holds a great significance to the

speaker in the poem. It represents a place to escape, solace and

connection with nature amidst the business and noise of the city

life. The poem’s speaker fantasises about building a solitary,

peacefull life on Innisfree and uninhabitat island in ireland when

describing Innisfree, the speaker uses mystical language,

*preysing the natural world as a strong spiritual force. The

Speaker clearly feels a deep personal connection to Innisfree

cleayming that it calls out ‘always night and day’ relentlessly

summoning the speaker. The two share a Spiritual kinship as

nature lives within the speaker who hears it in ‘deep heart’s core’.

When describing an ideal life on the island, the speaker also

refers to Innisfree four times as ‘there in doing so, the speaker

stresses that fullfillment can’t be acheived ‘here’. It embodies the

earning for a peacefull and meaningfull existance, surviving as a

source of solace and inspiration.

15. What poetic devices does Yeats use in the poem? How do

they contribute to the poem’s meaning and effect?
Ans:- The poet utilysis several poetic devices in the poem to

enhance, the meaning and create a particular effect like
alliteration, it is the repeatation of consonant sounds to create

pleasing and memorable sounds. In the line “and live alone in the

bee-loud glade”. We can see the repeatation of *”I” sound in

‘live’, ‘alone’,’ loud”. Anaphora is the repeatation of a word or

expression at the beginning of successive verses or phrases,

which emphasizes and rein forces the speaker’s desire. For

example “I will arise and go”. Personification, giving human

qualities to non-humans, eg- “cricket sings”, to make things

more lively and familier. Imagery, it appeals to the reader’s

sense, creating a vivid and immensive experience. eg- “Peace

come dropping slow”. Symbolism, where the island of Innisfree

represents the desire for escape and inner peace.