This particular poem, ‘Lucy Gray,’ was written sometime after his other “Lucy” poems and is not often grouped with the others. These include, ‘ Strange Fits of Passion Have I known,’ ‘ She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways,’ ‘ I Travelled Among Unknown Men,’ ‘ Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower‘ and ‘ A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal.’ Rather, she is a character comprised of all the people that Wordsworth ever loved and lost.Ĭritics have referred to five of Wordsworth’s poems as the “Lucy Poems”. ![]() Many critics have argued over the identity of Lucy, but most have concluded that she does not represent one single person. ![]() Sometimes, Lucy symbolizes a lover, and other times she symbolizes the pure and innocent love a father has for his daughter. Throughout his poetry, the name Lucy nearly always refers to one he loved and lost. In his poem, ‘ Strange Fits of Passion have I known,’ he describes the crippling fear of losing the one he loves. Sometimes, he finds comfort in thoughts of the afterlife. ![]() Wordsworth’s works of poetry are filled with themes of death.
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