17. The Lake Isle of Innisfree is a heartwarming poem(1).pptx

A poem

1. About William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats, more commonly known as, W.B. Yeats, was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1865. He was educated in London and was an instrumental figure in the defining years of the 19th century. Yeats wrote both poetry and plays , his early plays were focused mainly on interpreting Irish legends and his own personal spiritual beliefs. Later in his life, after 1910, his work took a turn, becoming more experimental and poetical . During the last 16 years of his life, from 1923-1939, Yeats published a number of volumes of poetry, containing what is now considered his best work.

2. About William Butler Yeats During the decade in which Yeats wrote, The Lake Isle of Innisfree , he was in the midst of significant financial struggles. It is possible that Yeats cast himself as the speaker in this poem; considering that Innisfree is an actual place, on Lough Gill in County Sligo , Western Ireland and that when he was a boy Yeats’ family visited County Sligo .

3. Themes Nature, peace, and spirituality These three themes are all interrelated . Yeats asks the reader to regard nature as he does, valuable in and of itself, without human intervention. It is a place to find peace and connect with the world on a deeper , spiritual level because it is so far from that which we commonly experience in day-to-day life. The isolated nature of this natural area that he’s longing for is also an important element of his happiness. It is an escape from industrialism as well as from other people.