Lake Isle of Innisfree
Introduction:
The poem I chose was “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats, and the song I chose was “Pocket Full of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield. A harmony with nature and peace is the main focus of these diverse works.
William Yeats Background Information
-Yeats had a life-long interest in mysticism and philosophy.
-An abundance of his poems included the setting of his homeland, Ireland.
-As an adult, Yeats often yearned for and desired the quiet life in Sligo. His carefree child-life experience in this serene environment inspired him to write "The Lake Isle of Innisfree."
Theme Statement
- One may often desire a simplistic way of life and aspire to reach harmony with nature in order to escape the chaos of modern society.
Summary of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
-The speaker, which we infer to be Butler, says he is going to “Innisfree”, whichis a place in West Ireland. Yeats didn't invent it - but his creation made this setting more whimsical and made it seem immortal.
-He adventures to this magical place to build a simple, quaint cabin where he will have a bean garden and honeybee hive. -The purpose of this trip is to reach a state of peace. He is drawn to the rural area of Innisfree and wants to leave his urban environment to experience a state of serenity.
1st Stanza
1 I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
2 And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
3 Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;
4 And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
-The first and second lines are basically saying how the speaker wants to go to this place of wonder “Innisfree” to live peacefully and alone in a cabin. -An image of a cabin surrounded by a bean garden and a hive for honey bee’s to roam freely is depicted in the third and fourth lines in the first stanza.
2nd Stanza
5 And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
6 Dropping from the
The poem I chose was “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats, and the song I chose was “Pocket Full of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield. A harmony with nature and peace is the main focus of these diverse works.
William Yeats Background Information
-Yeats had a life-long interest in mysticism and philosophy.
-An abundance of his poems included the setting of his homeland, Ireland.
-As an adult, Yeats often yearned for and desired the quiet life in Sligo. His carefree child-life experience in this serene environment inspired him to write "The Lake Isle of Innisfree."
Theme Statement
- One may often desire a simplistic way of life and aspire to reach harmony with nature in order to escape the chaos of modern society.
Summary of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
-The speaker, which we infer to be Butler, says he is going to “Innisfree”, whichis a place in West Ireland. Yeats didn't invent it - but his creation made this setting more whimsical and made it seem immortal.
-He adventures to this magical place to build a simple, quaint cabin where he will have a bean garden and honeybee hive. -The purpose of this trip is to reach a state of peace. He is drawn to the rural area of Innisfree and wants to leave his urban environment to experience a state of serenity.
1st Stanza
1 I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
2 And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
3 Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;
4 And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
-The first and second lines are basically saying how the speaker wants to go to this place of wonder “Innisfree” to live peacefully and alone in a cabin. -An image of a cabin surrounded by a bean garden and a hive for honey bee’s to roam freely is depicted in the third and fourth lines in the first stanza.
2nd Stanza
5 And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
6 Dropping from the