She dwelt among the untrodden ways - William Wordsworth

 

She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love.

A violet by a mossy stone
Half-hidden from the Eye!
—Fair, as a star when only one
Is shining in the sky.

She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her Grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!

1.     What does the poet mean when he says “She dwelt among the untodden ways”? 

2.     What were the maid’s problems?

3.     What is the metaphor the poet use to describe the girl? 

4.     Do you think it is appropriate? 

5.     What is being described as “fair as a star? 

6.     How do the majority of people respond to what they called a ”fair ” as a star”?