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There are many symbols in the poem one of which is when the author talks about light. What are other symbols used and what do they represent?

The mirror that the Lady of Shallot uses to view what is outside of the tower represents how people can view things with an altered sense of reality.  The lady could only view the outside world through her mirror, which did not satisfy her and which altered her view of the outside world. Despite knowing that she would die if she viewed what was outside the tower with her own eyes, she decided that she would rather see it for herself and see its beauty, so she climbed down from the tower and floated off in a boat down the river, dying along the way.