Grade 7 The Lake Isle of Innisfree

William Butler Yeats

Read this poem in which the poet dreams of going to a beautiful place lake-island I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles1 made; Nine bean rows 2will I have there, a hive for the honey bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade3. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket4 sings; There midnight 's all a-glimmer5, and noon a purple glow6, And evening full of the linnet7's wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping8 with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, 9or on the pavements gray, I hear it in the deep heart's core

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wattles: interwoven sticks or branches used to build walls and roofs of houses Bean-rowsrows of plant bearing usually kidney shaped seeds in long pods glade: opening in forest Cricketan insect like a grasshopper all a glimmer: shimmering starlight purple glow: sunlight or flowers linnet: finch, a tiny seed-eating bird roadway: (here) Fleet Street in London lappingflowing gently with rippling sound roadway: (here) Fleet Street in London 1

I. Tick the option that is closest to the meaning of the phrases picked up from the poem. 1. bee-glade loud a. a glade meant for bees b. glade will be alive with the humming of bees c. the bees in the glade will disturb him 2. peace comes dropping slow a. snowfall will be peaceful b. the lap of nature would bring peace c. it will take time for him to find peace 3. veils of morning a. mist obscures the bright light of the morning b. he would not like the mornings c. the morning will be bright 4. full of the linnet's wings a. the birds flying here and there b. the birds will shed their wings c. the wings of the linnets will look pretty 5. I hear it in the deep heart's core a. the delight is infused in his being b. only a part of him is sensitive to the beauty c. his heart is heavy with the sounds he hears II. Read the extract and answer the questions given below I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, a. Where does the poet want to go? Why? b. What is meant by hear lake water lapping? c. Why does he hear it? d. What sound does he hear on the pavements gray? III. Answer the following questions: 1. Name the three creatures mentioned in the poem. How would each of them delight the poet? 2. The poet will live a solitary life in Innisfree, yet he will be very happy in the lap of nature. Justify.
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Write a rhyme /a short story / draw a sketch or cartoon on- My Hometown. OR Illustrate/ narrate an experience when being with nature refreshed you.