By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a temple, natural place, full of beauty and peace.

How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read at stanza III)

The poet is very much attracted towards the calm and beautiful landscape of Innisfree. He constantly yearns for the peace and tranquility he lived in during the days of his boyhood. The singing of the cricket, the sound of linnet’s wings, the purple glow of the noon and the beauty of the glimmering midnight has had an indelible impact on the poet’s mind. In contrast to the urban setting comprising of the roadways and pavements where the poet now stands, he can still hear and feel the lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore deep in his “heart’s core”.


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