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How does Wordsworth view Lucy in ...She Dwelt Among the

Untrodden Ways?

By Tadiwa Mudyahoto

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She dwelt among the untrodden ways is a romantic and sad poem about how life is when you

are unnoticed and alone. The writer Wordsworth is the only person in the whole world who

noticed physically an intellectually distant Lucy.

The first line being “She dwelt among the untrodden ways” portrays so much emotion and

fervour. The writer depicts how alone she was and vulnerable she could have been, yet the line

can be perceived as multifarious. The line can be received as a journey she is taking that is too

hard for anyone ordinary to endure. It can be delivered as someone who is alone in the world

with no one to love and care for and vice versa. This line can be taken in so many different ways

and because, of this, is can also be taken (from an outsider looking at the writer’s prospect) as

the writer still wanting to hold on to this girl, him not being ready to share a part of himself and

herself to the world. He wants to hold on just a little bit longer. The emotion in this line is so

present, that it is the perfect line to show the writer’s view on this mystery girl, who is adored

by him.

In the first stanza the writer, Wordsworth, is very vague on his description on the mystery girl

but, he shows his adoration by describing the surroundings that are around her. He gives them

a gentle and straightforward description insinuating, that she may be of the same character,

lovely and gentle but isolated and alone. His view of her in the first stanza is nothing short but

a sweet dedication to her. The words he uses such as “springs of dove” represents the beauty

of the place she lives in, as well as its simplicity, also, as metaphorically describing the

personality of the mystery girl. The writer is giving us a preview into the life of the mystery girl,

and yet, it is like he is cushioning with the first few lines of the stanza being something that

describes happiness and beautiful things, whereas, the last line tells us despite all of this she

was alone both physically and mentally and there was no one to love her, or for her to love, “A

maid whom there were none to praise and very few to love”.

In the second stanza Wordsworth, is revealing a little bit more about the mystery girl, but with

more adoration and love for her. As in the first stanza he is using something else as a vessel for

her beauty, a metaphor to describe her inner and outer beauty as well as her blooming

personality. “A violet by a mossy stone half hidden from the eye”, A metaphor for the girl’s

personality. The writer views the girl as someone who you can never see fully. She is always

hiding a part of herself. The writer views her as a beautiful soul who hides behind her

appearance so no one can know her true personality. The only person who tried to get to know

her and really observed her was the writer. “Fair as a star, when only one is shining in the sky”

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How does Wordsworth view Lucy in ...She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways? By Tadiwa Mudyahoto Analyse the question carefully and use quotations appropriately. You will be penalized for downloading information without using your own words... She dwelt among the untrodden ways is a romantic and sad poem about how life is when you are unnoticed and alone. The writer Wordsworth is the only person in the whole world who noticed physically an intellectually distant Lucy. The first line being “She dwelt among the untrodden ways” portrays so much emotion and fervour. The writer depicts how alone she ...
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