"The Lady of Shalott" by Lord Alfred Tennyson.

The Lady of Shalott is an excellent example of Lord Alfred Tennyson's brilliant usage of verbal illusion. The Lady is depicted as a magical being who lives alone on the island of Shalott near the town of Camelot, where she is trapped inside a tower. She is forbidden from leaving the tower or looking directly out of the window at the world, because she has been cursed. No one has ever seen her, but they …

…is and are saddened by her death. The poem ends with Sir Lancelot praying to God to have mercy on her soul. This poem creates its own its magic through the power of its images, persistent & cleverly varied rhythms, complexly shaped stanzas & patterned lines, sharp pictorialism, and brilliant detail. Through this poetic magic, the lady becomes both the magician and the enchanted. This is definitely a piece of work that is worth reading