The Thematic Comprehension of Landscape in “Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats
Penned in 1888, the twelve-line poem “Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats incorporates a mythological allure to ancient western lands through the speakers yearning to venture into an alternative landscape that contrasts with the encompassing reality surrounding them. However, while the speaker throughout the three major stanzas of the poem mentions that they will “arise and go now, and go to Innisfree” the speaker never does- thus ending the poem under the false notion of humanities yearning to escape their own reality for one of “peace” and solitude where one can be close to nature (Yeats 1-12). Historically, this poems understanding of …show more content…
As the speaker throughout the poem attempts to “go now” towards the land of Innisfree, they use vivid details such as images of a “small cabin” and sounds of “cricket” to depict a thematic exposure of Irish culture that is derived from Yeats’ own summer childhood experience on the uninhabited island of Innisfree in Sligo, Ireland (2-5). In utilizing his own experience growing up, Yeats creates a landscape full of historical context that gives light to not only the Irish literary revival but also the historical understanding of Irish culture as Yeats adds a mythological underscore of Ireland through the use of imagery of a “purple glow” to create the sense of serenity through an alternative world of a Celtic twilight …show more content…
To explain, the use of stating “I will arise and go now” utilizes the stressed form of the trochee to provoke a further stability in the speakers need to venture into another landscape. However, the use of the causuera in the midline pause of “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree” splits not only the line in half but also the speaker 's own intentions in a subtle way that is promoted later in the ending lines of each
Penned in 1888, the twelve-line poem “Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats incorporates a mythological allure to ancient western lands through the speakers yearning to venture into an alternative landscape that contrasts with the encompassing reality surrounding them. However, while the speaker throughout the three major stanzas of the poem mentions that they will “arise and go now, and go to Innisfree” the speaker never does- thus ending the poem under the false notion of humanities yearning to escape their own reality for one of “peace” and solitude where one can be close to nature (Yeats 1-12). Historically, this poems understanding of …show more content…
As the speaker throughout the poem attempts to “go now” towards the land of Innisfree, they use vivid details such as images of a “small cabin” and sounds of “cricket” to depict a thematic exposure of Irish culture that is derived from Yeats’ own summer childhood experience on the uninhabited island of Innisfree in Sligo, Ireland (2-5). In utilizing his own experience growing up, Yeats creates a landscape full of historical context that gives light to not only the Irish literary revival but also the historical understanding of Irish culture as Yeats adds a mythological underscore of Ireland through the use of imagery of a “purple glow” to create the sense of serenity through an alternative world of a Celtic twilight …show more content…
To explain, the use of stating “I will arise and go now” utilizes the stressed form of the trochee to provoke a further stability in the speakers need to venture into another landscape. However, the use of the causuera in the midline pause of “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree” splits not only the line in half but also the speaker 's own intentions in a subtle way that is promoted later in the ending lines of each