Chapter - 4 

 The Lake Isle of Innisfree 


Thinking about the Poem 

I. 1. What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about: 

(ইনিছফ্ৰী কেনে ধৰণৰ ঠাই? চিন্তা কৰক)

Ans-  Innisfree is a natural place which full of beauty and peace.


(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I): 

(কবিয়ে তালৈ উভতি গ'লে তিনিটা কাম কৰিব বিচাৰে (স্তৱক ১)

Ans- Three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there are:

  • He wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles.
  • He wants to plant nine rows of beans.
  • He wants to have a hive of honey bees.


(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II): 

(তেওঁ তাত কি শুনিছে আৰু দেখিছে আৰু তেওঁৰ ওপৰত ইয়াৰ প্ৰভাৱ (দ্বিতীয় স্তৱক)

Ans- The poet hears the cricket's song. He sees midnight shine and a purple glow at noon. Evenings are full of linnet wings. All this makes him feel joyous and gives him peace of mind.


(iii) what he hears in his "heart's core" even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III). 

(ইনিছফ্ৰীৰ পৰা বহু দূৰত থাকিলেও তেওঁ তেওঁৰ "হৃদয়ৰ কেন্দ্ৰত" যি শুনিছে (তৃতীয় স্তৱক)

Ans- When the poet is far away from Innisfree he hears the sound of the lake water washing the shore in his “heart's core”.


2. By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III.) 

(এতিয়ালৈকে আপুনি হয়তো এই সিদ্ধান্তত উপনীত হৈছে যে ইনিছফ্ৰী হৈছে এক সৰল, প্ৰাকৃতিক স্থান, যি সৌন্দৰ্য আৰু শান্তিৰে পৰিপূৰ্ণ। কবিজনে এতিয়া য'ত থিয় হৈ আছে তাৰ সৈতে ইয়াক কেনেকৈ বিপৰীত কৰে? (তৃতীয় স্তৱক পঢ়ক।)

Ans- The natural beauty of Innisfree is explained in contrast with dull city life and grey pavements. The color grey symbolizes death and decay. He contrasted morning, noon, evening, night, and natural beauty of Innisfree with sky touching buildings of city which do not provide peace of mind at all.


3. Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days?

 (আপুনি ভাবেনে যে ইনিছফ্ৰী কেৱল এটা ঠাই, বা মানসিক স্থিতি? কবিয়ে প্ৰকৃততে তেওঁৰ বাল্যকালৰ দিনবোৰৰ ঠাইখিনি হেৰুৱায় নেকি)

Ans- Innisfree is representative of what the poet considers an ideal place to live, which is devoid of the restless humdrum of his life. Yes, the poet actually misses the place of his boyhood days. Even when he is away from Innisfree, he recalls the sound of the lake water washing the shore.


II. 1. Look at the words the poet uses to describe what he sees and hears at Innisfree

 (কবিয়ে ইনিছফ্ৰীত কি দেখে আৰু শুনিছে তাক বৰ্ণনা কৰিবলৈ ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা শব্দবোৰ চাওক)

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(i) bee-loud glade

 (মৌমাখি-ডাঙৰ গ্লেড)

Ans: Bee loud glade refers to the buzzing of bees in an open space. This term has been taken from the W.B Yeats's The Lake of Innisfree.

(ii) evenings full of the linnet's wings

 (লিনেটৰ পাখিৰে ভৰ্তি সন্ধিয়া)

Ans: The phrase 'evening full of the linnet's wing' refers to the sky filled with the fluttering and flying linnets (a type of bird). The poet describes how the course of the day goes by and describes how the evening in Innisfree looks like.

(iii) lake water lapping with low sounds 

(কম শব্দৰ সৈতে হ্ৰদৰ পানী লেপিং)

Ans: In the last stanza, after detailed thinking about his escape, the speaker comes back to his reality. Thereafter, he says that, even when in the midst of the city's noise, he will always be able to hear his dream and the soft sound of the lake waves "lapping" on isle of Innisfree's shore.

What pictures do these words create in your mind?

(এই শব্দবোৰে আপোনাৰ মনত কি ছবি সৃষ্টি কৰে)

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2. Look at these words;

 (এই শব্দবোৰ চাওক)

... peace comes dropping slow

 (শান্তি ধীৰে ধীৰে নামি আহে)


Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings

(ৰাতিপুৱাৰ আৱৰণৰ পৰা ক্ৰিকেটগাই থকা ঠাইলৈ নামি যোৱা) 


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?

(এই শব্দবোৰে আপোনাৰ বাবে কি বুজায়? আপুনি কি ভাবে "লাহে লাহে নামি আহে... ৰাতিপুৱাৰ আৱৰণৰ পৰা"? "ক্ৰিকেটক ক'ত গায়" তাৰ অৰ্থ কি)

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Question Type By- Maiur Rani Kashyap 




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