Question

What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about: 

(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I); 

(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II); 

(iii) what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III).

Answer 1

Innisfree is a beautiful place where poet has spent a lot of time as a boy.
(i)The three things the poet wants to do when he goes back to Innisfree are:
– he wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles.
– he wants to have nine bean-rows there
– he wants to have a hive for the honeybee
(ii) He hears the cricket sing and sees the midnight glimmer with beauty. He sees the sky glowing purple at noon. He watches the evenings full ofthe linnet’s wings.
All of these have a positive effect on him and he feels very peaceful.
(iii) He hears the lake water lapping by the shore at low sounds in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree.