Lake Isle of Innisfree - W - B-Yeats Questions and Answers

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1. Where had the poet, W.B. Yeats, spent his childhood?

(1)

2. What kind of life does the poet want to lead on Lake Isle?
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What three things does the poet want to do when he goes back to Innisfree? (3)

3. What kind of music will the poet enjoy on the Lake Isle of Innisfree? (2)

4. What will Yeats do for the honeybee? (1)

5. Which trees will the poet grow at Innisfree? (1)

6. How does the poet describe the midnight and noon on the island? (2)

7. What does the poet dream of enjoying in the evenings? (2)

8. What do the crickets do? (1)

9. What sort of a house will Yeats build at Innisfree? (1)

10. Who else will live at Innisfree with the poet? (1)
1. Answer: The poet had spent his childhood at Innisfree Island.
2. Answer: The poet wants to lead a life of serenity and contentment, away from the bustle and
loudness of urban life. He longs for living in a simple cabin made of clay and sticks. A small piece of
land with a few bean-rows and some honey fresh from the bee-hive will be enough to satisfy his
needs.
3. Answer: On the Isle of Innisfree, the poet will enjoy the loud music of the bees and the mild music
of the waves striking against the shore.
4. Answer: He will make a hive for them.
5. Answer: He will grow bean trees at Innisfree.
6. Answer: 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.
7. Answer: The poet dreams of enjoying the songs of the linnets and the sound of the flapping of their
wings as they fly back to their nests. He also hopes to enjoy the song of the cricket in the peaceful
surroundings.
8. Answer: They sing at midnight.
9. Answer: He will build a house of clay and wood.
10. Answer: He will live there all alone

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