''She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways'' Analysis

feel what the speaker is feeling at all times. When the speaker thinks of Lucy as "fair" the

reader feels the respect the speaker had towards her. Further on, the speaker really shows

his grief by leaving a simple "oh". Sometimes when something happens and it cannot be

put into sentences and that's what happened here. The speaker could no longer hold in his

grief and he lets out an exclamation to explain how hurt he is. After confessing his grief,

the speaker is ready to say how much of a difference it will make in his life now that

Lucy has passed away.

The speaker is not the only thing that makes this poem touching. Many key

metaphors can be found. The metaphors in the poem are mostly in the second stanza.

However they're there to explain what cannot be explained in simple words. Only in

poetry can you find such details about ones grief. The speaker compares Lucy to a

"violet by a mossy stone", which tells the reader how beautiful she was. He then goes

on to say "Half hidden from the eye!" and in other words this means that Lucy wasen't

one that was known by everyone, but the ones who knew who she was, loved her. It

might also signify that the speaker might not have known everything about her, however,

he still had great respect for her. Another metaphor is when the speaker says Lucy is as

"Fair as a star". This might point out to how special she was, because after he says "when

only one is shining in the sky." Being as fair as a the only star in the sky is a romantic way

of saying she is beautiful and that he feels grief now that she is gone. The metaphors in

this stanza show the reader most of the grief the speaker feels and how beautiful Lucy

was. Knowing how beautiful Lucy was in the eyes of the speaker is critical to

understanding how much the death of Lucy meant to him. It helps the reader feel the

speaker's grief towards the loss of his friend.

Another reason why this poem is so effective is the shifts in rhythm. The reader

can actually feel when the moments are meant to be passed by quickly or when they're

to be savored a bit longer. At the beginning of the poem, Wordsworth dosen't use many

line breaks. He mostly focuses on talking about the lady and when this is noticed, the

reader will understand that the poem is not only about the girl, but also about how the

speaker feels after he has lost her. As the poem progresses, it is more and more focused

on how much Lucy meant to him. Line breaks are used by putting commas to slow down

the pace of poem. It keeps the reader's attention longer on the feelings of the speaker,

longer on the psychological point of view, and it makes us feel what the heart felt after

her death. It dosen't just tell the reader how beautiful she was but mostly how caring and

how much this person made a difference in the speakers life. At the end of the poem this

is what is said when Wordsworth used line breaks to convince the reader that the girl's

death was the main impact in his life and not only how beautiful she was.

The speaker may still be unknown, but surely he makes an impact in this poem by

being shadowy and almost uncertain of what he is about to say. Yet the reader still feels a

rather mind-blowing effect when reading the metaphors that are used to show the beauty

and love of Lucy. Add rhythm that holds your eyes and thoughts at an exact moment

in time where the reader is allowed to take as many time as he or she needs to make sure

that every line break is understood. This poem is an exact point of view of the speaker

shouting out everything he can to make sure every reader understands how much he has

lost.