What does the cabin/bees symbolise in the poem in lake isle of innisfree ?
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How can I analyze "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" poem for symbolism, theme, personification, and use of imagery?
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The cabin on the lake symbolizes the simple life, a life free of distraction and troubles. Symbolism is an object that has a meaning larger than itself. Just as the cabin is simple, “of clay and wattles made,” this life allows us to rely on nothing more than ourselves. We have, as is repeated in the poem, “peace there.” Peace, solitude, and nothing but the sound of the waves lapping? What could be more simple.
A theme in the poem is mankind’s love of nature. Theme is a message. From nature we came, and to nature we long to go back. This is why we go camping and hiking, and take long walks and bike rides. The fact that the cabin is made of natural materials emphasizes this connection to nature. So is what’s outside the cabin.
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
You can see it in the emphasis on peace, solitude, returning to the land, and living off the land. This is what people often want, the ability to be one with the land. It might be gardening or simply taking a walk, but this poem captures that wish