Under the willow tree poem

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The writer refers to a willow tree twice in the poem, in line 1 and line 4. Each reference has a different symbolic meaning. What does each one mean? Contrast the different symbolic meanings of the word willow in the poem. Please respond in at least in two to three complete sentences

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The answer is that the author used the word willow to portray two different meanings by using the techniques of metaphor and personification.


  1. ''An old willow with hollow branches slowly swayed his few high tendrils and sang(...) >> Here the author used the technique of personification in order to explain that the branches performed the human action of dancing.
  2. ''Love is a young green willow (...)'' >> Here the author used the technique of metaphor to compare love to a green willow (Willows are associated with spirituality and the ability to bend without snapping, a methaphor that is commonly used in Celtic culture to teach that we must adjust to the situation/feeling instead of fighting against it)

Hope this helps!


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