Question

Question 2 1. 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?

Class 9 - English - The Lake Isle of Innisfree (Poem) Page 55

Answer 1

i.Bee loud glade - brings images of buzzing bees to our mind.

ii.Evenings full of linnet's wings - bring to our mind the image of linnets flying across the sky.

iii.Lake water lapping with low sounds- evoke the image of a lake's water washing the shore.

2)i. The given lines mean that "peace of mind can be slowly acquired from natural surroundings."
According to the poem it is peace that comes dropping slow... from the veils of morning.
To where the cricket sings indicates "a peaceful place where one can hear the vibrant sounds of nature like the sound of crickets at dawn."

Answer 2

i.Bee loud glade - it brings the images of buzzing bees to our mind.

ii.Evenings full of linnet's wings - it bring to our mind the image of linnets flying in the sky.

iii.Lake water lapping with low sounds- it bring the image of the lake's water washing the sea shore.

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