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Key points
The poet has the desire to spend some time in the Lake of Innisfree.
He wants to build a small cabin made of clay and wattle and to pass his time
there.
He will have the opportunity to hear the songs of crickets there.
He will enjoy the songs of flying linnet in the evening.
He also wants to feel the waves of lake water striking the shore.
His purpose is to spend some precious time in the lap of nature
The poet wants to enjoy the beauty and charm of Innisfreee.
Poetic devices
Alliteration
Example: ‘A hive for the honeybee’ and ‘live alone in the bee- loud glade’
We see the repetition of consonants with similar sounds in these lines.
2. Assonance
Example: I will rise and go now, and go to Innisfree.
And a small cabin builds there of clay and wattles made.
The ‘a’ sound in the line creates a musical affect. There are many examples of
assonance throughout the poem.
3. Imagery
Example: purple, hazy, full of birds
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.
He is actually not hearing the sound of lapping water.
4. Metaphor
Example: Veils of the morning ‘means fog or dews of the morning’
‘deep hearts core’ – the poet feels and dreams deeply.
