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The Lake Isle of Innisfree

THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE

By William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

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.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, I hear it in the deep heart's core.

• “And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings”

A metaphor is a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else.

A wave of terror washed over him

The terror isn’t actually a wave, but a wave is a good way of describing the feeling.

A metaphor makes a strong image in the reader's head.

When you use a metaphor, you are saying that a person, place, animal or thing IS some thing else (not just LIKE it!).

Here are some examples of metaphors:

A blanket of snow-covered the streets. He is very bright.

I’m very busy: I have a l____ on my p___

He’s very cruel: He has a h___ of s____

Don’t waste your time: T____ is m____y

She was terrified: She f___ with f____

If I wanted to say that Dan is tall, I could say that Dan is a giant.

Use a metaphor to describe somebody who is:

Tall He is a giant

Kind She is an angel

1. Fast 7. Ugly

2. Short 8. Thin

3. Silly 9. Scared easily

4. Slow 10. Smart

5. Fat 11. Angry

6. Sneaky 12. Beautiful