Beehive P.4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Beehive - Poem 4
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Q-1. Meanings :
1. Wattles: twisted sticks for making fences, walls
2. Linnet: a small brown and grey bird with a short beak
3. Innisfree: the name of an island
4. Isle: Island
5. Cricket: a singing insect
6. Glimmer: twinkling
Q-2. Answer the following questions in short :
I. 1. What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about:
(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I);
(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II);
(iii) what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III).
Ans :Innisfree is a natural place which is full of beauty and peace.
(i) Three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there are:
He wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles.
He wants to plant nine rows of beans.
He wants to have a hive of honey bees.
(ii) The poet hears the cricket’s song. He sees midnight shine and a purple glow at noon. Evenings
are full of linnet wings. All this makes him feel joyous and gives him peace of mind.
(iii) The poet 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, natural place, full of beauty and peace.
How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III).
Ans : The poet contrasts the natural beauty of Innisfree with the roads and the dull, grey pavements
of the city.
3. What were the materials used by the poet to make a small room in Innisfree?
Ans : The poet thought of using clay to make the room and small sticks to make the fence of the
cabin.
4. What does the poet hear at Innisfree?
Ans. He hears the pleasing noise of the bees in the orchard of Innisfree Island.
5. How are noon, evening and midnight at the lake isle of Innisfree?
Ans. The noon has a purple glow. The midnight is shiny. The evening is full of linnet’s wings.
Q-3. Answer the following questions in brief :
1. 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 : Innisfree is not just the creation of the poet’s fancy but a real and natural place which is full of
beauty and peace. The poet wishes to live at such a beautiful and peaceful place.
Yes, the poet misses the place of his boyhood days a lot. He can hear the sound of the lake water
washing the shore in his heart's core, even when he is away from Innisfree.
2. Describe the Lake Isle of Innisfree as seen through the eyes of the poet.
Ans : The Lake Isle of Innisfree is an island that is incredibly peaceful. The island is also a place of
great natural beauty. Yeats describes many different aspects of its appeal, from the various birds and
insects to the striking light at different times of day. This is a landscape that has not been damaged
or diminished by human interference.
3. How is the city life different from the life at the Lake of Innisfree?
Answer:
Ans : City life according to the poet is routine and wearisome. The city is noisy, the pavements are
dull and grey; there is chaos all around. But at Innisfree, he can escape the noise of the city and be
lulled by the “lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.” On this small island, he can return
to nature by growing beans and having bee hives, by enjoying the “purple glow” of noon, the sounds
of birds’ wings, and, of course, the bees. He can even build a cabin and stay on the island.
4. In the poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree’, what does the poet find so attractive about ‘The Lake Isle
of Innisfree’?
Ans : The thing that the poet finds so attractive about Lake Isle of Innisfree is its promise of peace.
The poet, who stays in London, longs for this place, in the lap of Nature, which affords a sense of
contentment and relaxation far from the busy modern life. He remembers the beauty of Innisfree
and the simple life he can lead there in quiet solitude. He will build a cabin and live on beans and
honey which he will cultivate himself. He dreams of living in a delightful environment listening to the
buzzing of bees, the songbirds and crickets at dusk and lake water lapping against the shores. He
wishes to escape to a beautiful place with wonderful light and colour

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The Lake Isle of Innisfree

1. Wattles: twisted sticks for making fences, walls

2. Linnet: a small brown and grey bird with a short beak

3. Innisfree: the name of an island

5. Cricket: a singing insect

Q-2. Answer the following questions in short :

I. 1. What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about:

Ans :Innisfree is a natural place which is full of beauty and peace.

He wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles.

He wants to plant nine rows of beans.

He wants to have a hive of honey bees.

4. What does the poet hear at Innisfree?

Q-3. Answer the following questions in brief :

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