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Support with textual evidence that the poem 'The Trees' symbolises emotion and exhaustion.

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{Symbolism in "The Trees":}
  • {Trees} = Human emotions/women seeking freedom
  • {Forest} = Natural state of emotional freedom
  • {Houses} = Confinement, suppression of feelings
  • {Movement outward} = Release of pent-up emotions
  • {Exhaustion} = Strain of suppressing true feelings
Updated On: Feb 26, 2026
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