"She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways" - by William Wordsworth 

William Wordsworth  British poet, credited with ushering in the English Romantic Movement with the publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1789. William was born in Cumberland in the year 1770 and died 80 years later in 1850.

"SHE DWELT AMONG THE UNTRODDEN WAYS"

          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!

This passage by Wordsworth is a perfect example of speakers voice. He creates this girl,

or women who is alone in solidarity with really no one to comfort or support her. The details given about her are very faint, we only really are aware of her name and that she ends up dying. We don't know even know if she's young or old. By Wordsworth not giving us lots of details about "Lucy" portrays how the speaker felt about her, the persona that he is trying to convey throughout the poem. The focus is not supposed to be on her, but more as how the speaker feels about her. Having extra information and specific details about her would take away from the personas voice, by forcing us to focus on minor details that wouldn't be relevant the main idea of the poem. The title tells us that she would take the road less taken, in lameness words, she was different. She didn't succumb to others peer pressures, she did her own thing and lived for her self and not for others, according to the persona of the speaker. When she died the speaker is extremely sad. Wordsworth ends the passage with a feeling of speechlessness, as a result the speaker can only can reply with the word "oh". This entire poem was built to show the speakers feelings toward the girl, and represents grief very powerfully. Wen analyzing poetry and considering the speaker, it is extremely important to recognize the character they are portraying. In this poem, the persona is someone who is grieving the death of what we know of a shy, quint women who was unrecognized by most, but cherished by the speaker.