"The Ice House" by James Wright

The poem is placed within the eyes of a young boy, with very simple/literal, and yet complex in imagination. Chipping away at the ice walls, he marvels at the piece as if it were a diamond. Walking down to the cellar with his father and brother was a quest and journey for him. It was as if he was stepping into a cave unknown where anything can happen.

He saw his father, as the strong brave leader, and him and his brother as his fellow explorers, searching for some diamonds in the cold dark cave.