NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Poem Ch-4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree
GLOSSARY
wattles : twisted sticks for making fences, walls
glade : clearing; open space
linnet : a small brown and grey bird with a short beak
Question 1:
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
Innisfree is a beautiful place where nature is in its frill swing.
(i) (a) The poet wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles.
(b) He wants to plant nine rows of beans.
(c) He wants to keep honey bees hive.
(ii) (a) He hears the cricket’s song.
(b) He holds linnets flying in the sky.
(c) He sees glimmering midnight and glowing rooms.
(iii) When the poet is far away from Innisfree he hears the sound of the lake water washing the shorein his “heart’s core”.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Question 2:
By 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.)
Answer
The poet contrasts the clay and wattle made cabin, bee loud glade, morning with dews and crickets songs, midnight with glimmer, noon with purple glow, evenings with linnet’s songs lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore etc.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Question 3:
Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days?
Answer
The natural beauty of Innisfree is not the creation of the poet’s fancy. It is a real place that gives solace to the frustrated souls. The poet longs to live at such a beautiful and peaceful place. He misses it a lot.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree
