read the except from the lady of shalott by alferd lord tennyson in which way is the lady of shalott symbolic of an artist such as poet?

The Lady of Shalott is symbolic of an artist such as a poet because she also needs isolation so she can create. Plus, she has this idea that what she does stands at a superior level: it is magical, beyond ordinary. We can see it in the following line, which is the correct answer:

"She is forced into isolation from the real world by devotion to her craft."