Vocabulary in The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Linnets are small birds of the finch family. In context, “the linnet’s” refers to the type of bird rather than a single bird. An evening’s being “full of the linnet’s wings” is an auditory image suggesting the soft sound of their wings as they move about. It may also be interpreted as a visual image.

A “glade” is an open space in a forest or woods. “Bee-loud” brings auditory imagery into the poem, the sound of honey bees buzzing about the hive.

“Wattles” refers to a material used in building fences or walls that consists of stakes interlaced with twigs or branches and often sealed with clay.