The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary, Explanation, Word meanings Class 9

CBSE Class 9 English Poem 4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary, Line by Line Explanation along with Difficult Word Meanings and Literary Devices from Beehive Book

The Lake Isle of Innisfree – Here is the Class 9 English Beehive Book Poem 4 The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary and Detailed explanation of the Lesson along with meanings of difficult words. Also, the explanation is followed by the literary devices used in the Poem

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

By William Butler Yeats

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Introduction
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary in Hindi
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Poem Explanation – Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Literary Devices in the Poem

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Introduction to the poem

This poem is a lyric. It is a musical poem. It explores the poet’s longing for the peace and tranquility of Innisfree, a place where he spent a lot of time as a boy. Innisfree is the name of a place. It is a very quiet place and that is the reason the poet wants to go there. He had spent his childhood in this place. The Poet has very sweet memories of that place, that is why he wanted to go back to the lake island of Innisfree.

The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary

The poet is reminded of his past, his boyhood, when he visited the peaceful Lake Isle of Innisfree. He wants to go there and says that he will live there all alone. He wants to build a small cabin with clay and wattles. He would grow beans and get a honeybee hive for honey to survive on.
The poet describes the peaceful natural surroundings of the lake. He says that the scene of the cloudy mornings, the shining stars, the glowing Sun and birds flying in the sky give him peace. He feels relaxed to hear the pleasant sound of the cricket’s song.
The poet feels the urgency to go to the lake Isle of Innisfree. In the depth of his heart, he can hear the sound of the lake waters hitting the shore. It is as if the lake is calling him. He hears the sound everywhere – either on the crowded roads or the grey – coloured pavements of the city in which he lives. This indicates that he wants to escape from the artificial life of the city into the peaceful surroundings of nature.

The Lake Isle of Innisfree Summary in Hindi

कवि को अपने अतीत, अपने बचपन की याद आती है, जब उसने शांतिपूर्ण ‘झील आइल जो की इंन्फ्री नामक जगह पर है, का दौरा किया था। वह वहां जाना चाहता है और कहता है कि वह वहां बिल्कुल अकेला रहेगा। वह मिट्टी और वेटल्स के साथ एक छोटा सा केबिन बनाना चाहता है। वह जीवित रहने के लिए फलियां उगाएगा और शहद एक मधुमक्खी के छत्ते से प्राप्त करेगा ।
कवि झील के शांतिपूर्ण प्राकृतिक परिवेश का वर्णन करता है। उनका कहना है कि सुबह में बादल छाए रहने, चमकते सितारे, चमकते सूरज और आसमान में उड़ते पंछी का नजारा उन्हें शांति देता है। वह क्रिकेट के गाने की मधुर ध्वनि सुनकर सुकून महसूस करता है।
कवि को आइल ऑफ इन्फ्री झील में जाने की आवश्यकता महसूस होती है। अपने दिल की गहराई में, वह झील के पानी के किनारे से टकराने की आवाज सुन सकता है। मानो सरोवर उसे पुकार रहा हो। वह हर जगह आवाज सुनता है – या तो भीड़-भाड़ वाली सड़कों पर या जिस शहर में वह रहता है उसके भूरे रंग के फुटपाथ पर। यह इंगित करता है कि वह शहर के कृत्रिम जीवन से प्रकृति के शांतिपूर्ण परिवेश में भागना चाहता है।

The Lake Isle of Innisfree Poem Explanation (line by line)

Stanza 1 Poem

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

Word meaning
arise: stand up
cabin: room
wattles: twisted sticks for making fences, walls
glade: clearing, open space
Bee loud refers to the sound made by the buzzing of the bees.

Explanation of the Poem – ‘I’ here refer to the poet William Yeats. He says that he wants to go to Innisfree.Over there, he will build a small room for himself with clay and small sticks which are used to make the walls or the fences of the cabin. As he will need some food to eat also, so he will grow nine rows of beans near his room. Also, he will get the honey from the honey bee hive. He says that the open space, where he will build his room will be full of the buzzing sound of the bees an over there he will live all alone, in peace and tranquility.

Stanza 2 Poem

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evenings full of the linnet’s wings.

Word meaning
veils: a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or hide the face
cricket: an insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs. The male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound.
linnet: a small brown and grey bird with a short beak
glimmer means something which is shining.

Explanation of the Poem – In this stanza the poet says that when in Innisfree, he will feel peaceful, and he says that the feeling of peace is felt slowly and gradually. He describes how he would feel peaceful. In the morning time, when it is cloudy, and the view is not very clear, then it will appear as if the morning has worn a veil and has hidden itself. Looking at this scene will make him feel peaceful. Further he says that when the male cricket insect will sing a song, that sound will bring him at peace. Also, at midnight when he will see the twinkling stars in the open sky, their shine will give him peace. In the afternoon, when the sun light will give a purplish glow, it will also give him peace. During the evening, when he will see the linnet bird flying in the sky, then also he will feel peaceful.

Stanza 3 Poem

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear the lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

Word meaning
night and day: all the time
lapping: striking
heart’s core: the innermost part of the heart

Explanation of the Poem – In this stanza the poet says that now he will stand up and go to Innisfree because all the time, the sound of the lake waters striking the shore repeats in his mind. This sound attracts him towards the lake. Wherever he is – either standing on the roadway or on the grey – coloured pavements, he hears the sound deep in the innermost part of his heart.

Literary Devices in the poem

1. Rhyme Scheme: abab
2. Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound in two or more closely placed words is called alliteration. The instances of alliteration in the poem are –
a.‘hive’, ‘honey bee’ – ‘h’ sound is repeated;
b.‘lake’, ‘lapping’, ‘low’ – ‘l’ sound is repeated
3. Repetition: ‘I will arise and go now’ is repeated in stanza 1 and 3
4. Personification: morning is personified
5. Metaphor: clouds are compared to veils

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