THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE BY WILLIAM BUTLER

THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

A. ABOUT THE POET • Name : William Butler Yeats (1865 -1939) • Profession : Poet, playwright, novelist and senator of the Irish Free State, 1922 -1928 • Place of Birth : Dublin, Ireland • Founded the Abbey Theatre in Dublin • Awarded the nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 • Some of his works include, The Countess Cathleen, (1892), The Land of Heart’s Desire (1894), The Wild Swans At Cook (1917), and The Winding Stair (1929)

B. THE BACKGROUND SETTING OF THE POEM The poet expresses a desire to return to live on he beautiful Isle o Innisfree. He claims that the nature on the isle is compatible to his temperament.

C. THE PARAPHRASES Stanza 1 The poet wants to go to Innisfree and stay there in a small Cabin. He will spend his time keeping honey bees. Stanza 2 h poet claims that the beautiful scenery on the Isle of Innisfree will give him peace. Stanza 3 The poet loves the Lake Isle of Innisfree so much that he is always thinking of going back there.

D. THEME AND MESSAGE • The peace and quiet of the country exerts a calmness on the mind and the body. • We should learn to enjoy and appreciate the beauty in Nature. • Living close to Nature gives a soothing effect to a tired troubled mind.

E. TONE AND MOOD • The tone of the poem is one of calmness on the mind and the body. • The poet is in a wistful mood. • The good memories of Innisfree create in the poet feeling of joy and optimism.

F. QUESTION AND ANSWERS 1. The poet wants to return to Innisfree because ……… A. He wants to build a house there. B. He does not like living in the city. 2. He poet was probably living in …… when he wrote this poem. A. a farm B. a city 3. What does the poet hope to find living in Innisfree? A. Wealth B. Peace 4. Which of the following words suggests the poet is not married? A. Arise B. Alone 5. What does the expression, “veils of the morning” A. The morning sunlight B. The morning mist