The Lake Isle of Innisfree: Q&A and Summary

Answer: The poet wants to leave the city and go to Innisfree, a small, beautiful, and peaceful island. When he gets there, he plans to:

1. Build a small cabin out of clay and wattles (twigs).
2. Plant nine rows of beans for food.
3. Keep a hive for honeybees. He wishes to live completely alone in the glade, surrounded only by the loud buzzing of the bees.

Answer: The poet expects to find a slow, magical peace. He describes peace as 'dropping slowly' from the morning mist to the ground. He will find peace in the sounds of the cricket singing in the morning, the beautiful purple glow of noon, the sky full of linnet birds in the evening, and the glimmering stars at midnight.

Answer: The city life is depicted as grey, noisy, and depressing. The poet talks about standing on the 'pavements grey' (representing concrete and dullness). In stark contrast, Innisfree is bursting with life, color (purple glow), natural music (crickets, buzzing bees), and the gentle, lapping sound of lake water.

Answer: In the poem, he is currently physically trapped in the city, standing on the grey pavement. However, spiritually and mentally, he is already there. He says he hears the sound of the lake water lapping 'in the deep heart's core' day and night.