Thursday, November 12, 2009

"The Lake Isle of Innisfree"


W.B. Yeates is one of the most famous Irish writers. This particular poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" was written in 1888 when Yeates was only twenty-three years old. He talks about going to a lake in Innisfree which is a town in county Sligo on the west coast or Ireland. The narrator wants to build a cabin there and grow beans. It sounds so peaceful to live alone in the Irish country side. The narrator appreciates the small things because he does not have them. He is stuck in the city rather than in the country where he would love to reside. From this poem I see the idea of noticing the small things because they may not always be there.

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