CLASS 9
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the lake
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the mountains
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the beach
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a place of natural beauty-Innisfree Island where he spent his childhood.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The poet wants to go to Innisfree to enjoy its natural beauty. Its morning, noon and evening are different from the cities where high-rise buildings touch the sky. He hears the pleasing sound of birds and gets peace of mind.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poet wants to go to Innisfree to got rid of the disgusting life of London. At Innisfree he will enjoy the beauty of nature and will relay himself.
Detailed explanation-3: -After going to Innisfree, the poet wants to have nine rows of beans, a hive for the honey bee, and live there all alone and peacefully. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-4: -Background. Lake Isle of Innisfree is an uninhabited island within Lough Gill, in Ireland, near which Yeats spent his summers as a child. Yeats describes the inspiration for the poem coming from a “sudden” memory of his childhood while walking down Fleet Street in London in 1888.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is the poet’s comparison between city life and life in the countryside? Answer: Although the poet does not go into depth about city life, his desire to visit the beautiful island full of soothing sights and sounds indicates that he wishes to leave the noisy city life behind and live a simple existence.