He sees glimmering midnight and glowing rooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n(iii) When the poet is far away from Innisfree he hears the sound of the lake water washing the shore in his \u201cheart\u2019s core\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Question 2. \nBy now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III). \nAnswer: \nThe poet contrasts the clay and wattle made cabin, bee-loud glade, morning with dews and cricket songs, midnight with glimmer, noon with purple glow, evenings with linnet\u2019s wings, lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore etc.<\/p>\n
Question 3. \nDo you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days? \nAnswer: \nInnisfree represents poet\u2019s state of mind. The poet wishes to escape to Innisfree as it is more peaceful than where he is now-the city. Innisfree is representative of what the poet considers an ideal place to live, which is devoid of the restless humdrum of his life. Yes, the poet actually misses the place of his boyhood days. Even when he is away from Innisfree, he recalls the sound of the lake water washing the shore.<\/p>\n
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II.<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nLook at the words the poet uses to describe what he sees and hears at Innisfree \n(i) Bee-loud glade \n(ii) Evenings full of the linnet\u2019s wings \n(iii) Lake water lapping with low sounds \nWhat picture do these words create in your mind? \nAnswer: \n(i) These words bring to mind the image of buzzing bees. \n(ii) These words bring up the image of linnets flying across an evening sky. \n(iii) These words evoke not only the image but also the soft sound of a lake\u2019s water washing the shore.<\/p>\n
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Question 2. \nLook at these words: \n…peace comes dropping slow \nDropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings. \nWhat do these words mean to you? What do you think \u201ccomes dropping slow…from the veils of the morning\u201d? What does \u201cto where the cricket sings\u201d mean? \nAnswer: \nThe given lines indicate that peace of mind can be slowly acquired from the natural surroundings. It is peace that \u201ccomes dropping slow…from the veils of the morning\u201d. The phrase \u201cto where the cricket sings\u201d indicates a peaceful place where one can hear the vibrant sounds of nature- sounds such as the songs of the cricket at the time of dawn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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