ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -ii) The phrase ‘evening full of the linnet’s wing’ refers to the sky filled with the fluttering and flying linnets (a type of bird). The poet describes how the course of the day goes by and describes how the evening in Innisfree looks like.

Detailed explanation-2: -18. How does the poet describe the midnight and noon on the island? Ans. Both midnight and noon on the island are visualized by the poet to be very bright with only different hues of brilliance – the twinkling light of the moon and the stars in the midnight and the bright purple shine in the noon.

Detailed explanation-3: -31. How does the poet describe midnight, noon and evening? Ans. Apparently, in Innisfree, midnight is shimmering and beautiful and midday is a purple glow-this is starting to sound a little fairy-tale gorgeous.

Detailed explanation-4: -These words bring to our minds the image of buzzing bees. These words bring up the image of linnets flying across an evening sky. These words evoke not only the image but also the soft sound of a lake’s water washing the shore.