LUCY GRAY Xi poem
Lucy Gray Willia Wordsworth Stanza by stanza explanation CONTEXT: In this poem the poet has described the tragic death of Lucy Gray. She was an innocent child. She lived in a wild moor with her parents. She had no friend. Her father told her to go to the town and bring her mother home. She took lantern and went to the town. But she was caught up in a storm and was buried in the snow. Though she is dead, some people believe that she is still living and walks over the hills and plains. STANZA NO. 1: "Oft I had------------------------------------------------------- solitary child." In this stanza the poet says that he had often heard of Lucy Gray and wanted to see the beautiful girl. One day the poet saw the girl early in the morning. She was an innocent and pure child. She lived with her parents on a wild moor. The poet liked the beautiful girl. STANZA NO. 2: "No mate, no--------------------------------------------------- a human door." In these lines the poet says ...