Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of marks
allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
The lake of isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.
Questions:
1. Who is the speaker in the poem? (1 mark)
2. Where does the speaker want to go? (1 mark)
3. What does the speaker plan to do once they arrive at their destination? (2 marks)
4. What is the significance of the line "I hear it in the deep heart's core"? (2 marks)