THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Introduction

The "Lake Isle of Innisfree is a verse in writing by William Butler Yeats about an isle in Lough Gill. It was comprised in an assemblage of his poetry titled The Countess Kathleen and diverse legends and lyrics released in 1893 (Yeates 1989).

Description

The Lake Isle of Innisfree expresses that a life of simplicity in nature will convey peace to the worried speaker. However, the verse is the speaker's recollection of Innisfree, and thus the excursion is an emotional and religious get away other than a genuine one. Innisfree may ...