Quiz on 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree'

What is the main theme of 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree'?

• Nature
• Love
• Loneliness
• Adventure

Which figure of speech is used in the line 'And live alone in the bee-loud glade'?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What sound device is used in the line 'While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey'?

• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia

What does the poet mean by 'peace comes dropping slow'?

• Peace arrives quickly
• Peace arrives slowly
• Peace is elusive
• Peace is loud

What is the poet's state of mind in the poem?

• Joyful
• Sad
• Anxious
• Content

Which figure of speech is used in the line 'And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow'?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What sound device is used in the line 'And evening full of the linnet's wings'?

• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia

What does the poet mean by 'I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore'?

• The poet hears the sound of waves
• The poet hears the sound of birds
• The poet hears the sound of wind
• The poet hears the sound of silence

What is the effect of the repetition of the phrase 'I will arise and go now'?

• Emphasizes the poet's determination
• Creates a sense of urgency
• Highlights the poet's indecisiveness
• Reflects the poet's fear

Which figure of speech is used in the line 'And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made'?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole