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WorksheetsThe Lake Isle of Innisfree
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who wrote the poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree?"
John Keats
W.B. Yeats
P.B. Shelley
None
Where is Innisfree?
Mayo
Cork
Sligo
Athlone
Fill in the blank.
Yeats is ________ to be at the island.
not wanting
thinking about
longing
getting closer
Which poetic device is used in "I hear lake water lapping with low sound by the shore"
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Name two more poetic devices we identified in the poem.
Finish the quote.
"I will arise and go now, …"
(a)
What was that quote in reference to?
Yeats' favourite book
The Bible
Tír na n'Óg
Nothing
Which of the following are examples of metaphors?
"peace comes dropping slow"
"a small cabin built there, of clay and wattles made"
"the veils of the morning"
"lake water lapping with low sounds"
A theme we looked at was ….
(a)
Choose a theme you prefer and give one reason why you prefer it.
Which poem that we studied so far did you prefer?
The Lake Isle of Innisfree - WB Yeats
The Valley of Oranges - Kathleen Keyes
Why did you prefer your chosen poem? Give one reason why.
