CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the poet hear night and day in the core of his heart?
A
The sound of the lake water lapping against the shore of Innisfree.
B
The cries of his children telling him to come back home.
C
The cries of his countrymen to fight for his country
D
The cries of birds and animals to come and live with them in the forest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) The sound of the lake water lapping against the shore of Innisfree.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. What does the poet hear night and day in the core of his heart? The sound of the lake water lapping against the shore of Innisfree.

Detailed explanation-3: -the poet hears the lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore for always day and night..

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The poet would enjoy his mornings, evenings and midnights in the lap of nature. The midnight would look glimmering like the glowing of the glowworms and stars. He would enjoy his evenings watching the colourful wings of the flying linnets.

Detailed explanation-5: -His memories of Innisfree haunt him “night and day". He could always hear in his mind the sound of the lake water lapping against the shore. The speaker calls the sound “low” because Innisfree is a distant memory.

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