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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
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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 • 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. • He poet was probably living in …… when he wrote this poem. • A. a farm B. a city • What does the poet hope to find living in Innisfree? • A. Wealth B. Peace • Which of the following words suggests the poet is not married? • A. Arise B. Alone • What does the expression, “veils of the morning” • A. The morning sunlight B. The morning mist