Comment on the images and symbols used in Fern Hill Dylan Thomas' - poem Fern Hill vividly portrays the speaker's childhood experiences on the farm of his aunt The poem employs a rich series of symbols and metaphors to evoke stimulate the sensitive and emotional world of the speaker's past Here are the images and symbols used in the poem Fern Hill Fern Hill takes its title from an aunt's farm that Dylan Thomas often visited as a child In the poem it represents the wonderful farm that the speaker recalls The farm is a symbol of childhood's joy and innocence which has now been lost Colors One of the most striking symbols in the poem is the use of color The speaker describes green and golden colors to illustrate the simplicity and beautiful childhood Here green refers to the freshness of childhood days He was once green but is