Question

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings. What does the setting in “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats represent to the speaker?


death
difficulty
purity
peace

Answer 1

Hey there Casey! 

Based on reading this, I think that answer would most likely fit well if the answer was to be (peace). The reason why I think this is because his say's often that "he shall have some peace", and from this, I believe that it would make more sense for the answer to be (peace)

Hope this helps you!

Answer 2

The correct answer should be peace

This is how he perceives a peaceful setting that could help his restless soul. Yeats wrote about how difficult the contemporary life is and the lake of Innisfree is a sort of a getaway spot that he would like to go to and finally find himself and be at peace with himself and with the things that are troubling him.