Question

Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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 gray,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

1. Write the summary of this poem.

2. Explain the following stanza:
‘I will arise …………………. bee-loud glade.’

3. Infer the meanings of the following phrases:

(i) full of a linnet’s wings

(ii) pavements grey

(iii) bee-loud glade

4. Change the following into verbs-

(i) building

(ii) livable

Answer 1

1. The poet declares that he will arise and go to Innisfree, where he will build a K small cabin of clay and wattles. There he will have nine bean rows and a bee-hive and live alone in the glade loud with the sound of bees. He will have peace there, for peace drops from the veils of morning where the cricket sings. Midnight there is a glimmer and noon is a purple glow and evening is full of linnet’s wings. He hears lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore while he stands in the city on the roadway or on the pavement grey. He hears the sound within ‘ himself in the deep heart’s core.

2. The poet declares that he will arise and go to Innisfree, a natural place. He’ll build a small cabin there. It would be of clay and wattles. He will arrange nine rows of beans. He’ll find a bee-hive for honey. He’ll live there alone. There will be the loud sound of the bees in the glad.

3. (i) Linnet is a small sweet singing bird. The poet hear this bird.

(ii) In cities, footpaths have desparing environment.

(iii) The glade echoes with the sounds of the bees there.

4. (i) build

(ii) live