The Lake Of Inniser
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
Word Meanings
• Arise - to occur as a result of a particular situation / wake up and go
• Cabin - - a small house or shelter
• Clay - a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks
• Wattles - sticks twisted together as a material for making fences, walls
• Glade - a small open area of grass in a wood or forest
• Veils - a thin layer that stops one from seeing something
• Glimmer - a faint unsteady light • linnet - a small brown and grey bird of the ‘Finch’ family
• Lapping - to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid.
• Roadway- a road or the part of a road used by vehicles
• Core - the most important or central part of something
Answers to Text book questions
1)What kind of place is innisfree? Think about:
i)The three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza 1)
ii) What he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza 2)
iii) What he hears in his “heart’s core” even what he is far away from innisfree (stanza 3)
(ANS) (i)The poet wants to build a small cabin with clay and twisted sticks, plant nine rows of beans and have a beehive. He wants to live there alone in the open place.
(ii) He draws peace and tranquillity by listening to the crickets' sound, watching the glimmering midnight, the afternoon with purple glow and the linnets flying in the evening.
(iii) Even when he is far away from Innisfree, he hears the sound of the lake water washing the shore in his ‘heart's core’.
2)By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, nature place , full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands?
(ANS)The poet contrasts the simple, natural and peaceful Innisfree to the urban setting. The poet depicts Innisfree in gorgeous dreamy light, such as ‘purple glow’, ‘glimmer’, and in vibrant sounds, such as cricket's song and buzzing of the bees. On the other hand, he depicts the place where he now stands, i.e. the roadways or pavements, as ‘grey’, lacking beauty and peace.
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 childhood 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, which is devoid of the restless humdrum of his life. Yes, the poet actually misses the place of his childhood days. Even when he is away from Innisfree, he recalls the sound of the lake water washing the shore.
Word Meanings
• Arise - to occur as a result of a particular situation / wake up and go
• Cabin - - a small house or shelter
• Clay - a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks
• Wattles - sticks twisted together as a material for making fences, walls
• Glade - a small open area of grass in a wood or forest
• Veils - a thin layer that stops one from seeing something
• Glimmer - a faint unsteady light • linnet - a small brown and grey bird of the ‘Finch’ family
• Lapping - to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid.
• Roadway- a road or the part of a road used by vehicles
• Core - the most important or central part of something
Answers to Text book questions
1)What kind of place is innisfree? Think about:
i)The three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza 1)
ii) What he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza 2)
iii) What he hears in his “heart’s core” even what he is far away from innisfree (stanza 3)
(ANS) (i)The poet wants to build a small cabin with clay and twisted sticks, plant nine rows of beans and have a beehive. He wants to live there alone in the open place.
(ii) He draws peace and tranquillity by listening to the crickets' sound, watching the glimmering midnight, the afternoon with purple glow and the linnets flying in the evening.
(iii) Even when he is far away from Innisfree, he hears the sound of the lake water washing the shore in his ‘heart's core’.
2)By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, nature place , full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands?
(ANS)The poet contrasts the simple, natural and peaceful Innisfree to the urban setting. The poet depicts Innisfree in gorgeous dreamy light, such as ‘purple glow’, ‘glimmer’, and in vibrant sounds, such as cricket's song and buzzing of the bees. On the other hand, he depicts the place where he now stands, i.e. the roadways or pavements, as ‘grey’, lacking beauty and peace.
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 childhood 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, which is devoid of the restless humdrum of his life. Yes, the poet actually misses the place of his childhood days. Even when he is away from Innisfree, he recalls the sound of the lake water washing the shore.
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