THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE

BY

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

THE LAKE

ABOUT THE POET

• Name : William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)• Profession : Poet, playwright, novelist and senator of the Irish Free State, 1922-1928• Place of Birth : Dublin, Ireland• Founded the Abbey Theatre in Dublin• Awarded the nobel Prize for Literature in 1923• Some of his works include, The Countess Cathleen,(1892), The Land of Heart’s Desire (1894), The Wild Swans At Cook (1917), and The Winding Stair (1929)

SUMMARY OF W B YEATS

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS WAS A FAMOUS IRISH POET, DRAMATIST AND ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE LITERARY WORLD IN 20TH CENTURY.THE AUTHOR WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE IRISH SENATE AND SERVEDIT FOR TWO TERMS. HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENGLISH LITERATURE IS AS HIGH AS THAT TO HIS NATIVE THE IRISH LITERATURE, WHERE HE IS REMEMBERED FOR HIS ROLE IN REVIVING THE LITERATURE.

HE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE FAMOUS ABBEY THEATRE AND STEP--PING IN AS ITS CHIEF AMONG HIS MOST FAMOUS WORKS ARE THE TOWER (1928), THE WINDING STAIR AND OTHER POEMS (1929). IN

1923, YEATS WAS AWARDED THE HONORARY NOBLE PRIZE IN LITERATURE MAKING HIM THE FIRST IRISHMAN TO BE HONOURED WITH THE AWARD AWARD. A MASTER OF THE TRADITIONAL VERSES.

THE AUTHOR DIED ON 28TH JANUARY 1939 AT AN AGE OF SEVENTY THREE.

THE POET

POEM SUMMARY

THE POEM IS A WONDERFUL CREATION OF THE POET " WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS". THE POET USED TO LIVE AT INNISFREE DURING HIS CHILDHOOD. THE LYRICEXPLORES THE POET' S WISH FOR THE PEACE AND TRANQUALITY OF INNISFREE.

"THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE" EXPRESSES THE IDEATHAT NATURE PROVIDES AN INHERENTLY RESTORA--TIVE PLACE TO WHICH HUMAN BEINGS CAN GO TOESCAPE THE CHAOS AND CORRUPTING INFLUENCES OF CIVILIZATION.

IN THE POEM, THE SPEAKER SAYS HE'S GOING TO GO TOINNISFREE TO BUILD A SMALL, SIMPLE CABIN WHEREHE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BEAN GARGEN AND A HONEYBEE HIVE. HE WANTS TO LIVE ALONE IN PEACE WITH NATURE AND THE SLOW PACE OF COUNTRY LIVING.

IN THE LAST STANZA, THE SPEAKER RESTATES THAT HE' S LEAVING AND EXPLAINS IT' S BECAUSE EVERY NIGHT HE HEARS THE WATER LAPPING AGAINST THE SHORE. EVEN THOUGH HE LIVES IN A MORE URBAN PLACE WITH PAVED ROADS, DEEP DOWN INSIDE HE' S DRAWN TO THE RURAL SOUNDS OF INNISFREE. IT'S ALLABOUT RUSTLING TREES, NOT BUSTLING BUSES FOR THE SPEAKER....