Question

2. Just go through a labyrinth
Onto fields of hyacinth
Behind the very next mirage
a. What do the words labyrinth and mirage indicate in the context of the poem?
b. Why do you think the poet has used these two words at the very beginning?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Look at the words the poet uses to describe what he sees and hears at Innisfree (i) Bee-loud glade (ii) Evenings full of the linnet’s wings (iii) Lake water lapping with low sounds What pictures do these words create in your mind? 2. Look at these words: ...peace comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings What do these words mean to you? What do you think “comes dropping slow...from the veils of the morning”? What does “to where the cricket sings” mean?