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In “The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” Yeats’ speaker cries out for control and a better life through his general theme of escapism from society and the modern world. The fantasy of a simple, quiet life so endearingly depicted by the speaker draws the reader into his peacefulness until the very end where both are jolted back to urban reality. Yeats’ last line states that all that has been described is only heard “in the deep heart’s core.”(Rosenthal, 13) This is a significant statement for it emphasizes the importance of human desires in daily life. The presence of these desires represents the beginnings or, at least, the existence of some sort of control in the speaker’s life. (Howes) The rhythmic pulse of each stanza following an ABAB rhyme scheme exemplifies the “lake water l