I went out to the hazel wood,

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Because a fire was in my head,

And cut and peeled a hazel wand,

And hooked a berry to a thread;

And when white moths were on the wing,

And moth-like stars were flickering out,

I dropped the berry in a stream

And caught a little silver trout.

—“The Song of Wandering Aengus,”
William Butler Yeats

Choose the best visualization of the fishing pole described as “a hazel wand.”

The pole looks like an ordinary pole.
The pole looks like it has mythical power.
The pole looks like it catches only trout.
The pole looks like a trap for white moths.

Answer 1

The best visualization of the fishing pole described as “a hazel wand” is: The pole looks like it has mythical power.

This interpretation aligns with the imagery and tone of the poem, which evokes a sense of enchantment and magic in the act of fishing and the natural world described.