![]() As we go through each stanza and from line to the other, we find that the poem has a regular meter. Therefore, this poem fits well to be in a ballad form. This is whereby the author narrates stories in form of verses. Wordsworth is believed to employ ballads within his work during the romanticism period (Russett 345). Therefore, we expect Wordsworth to live near the home of the girl in the context. This enables the reader to picture the vicinity to contain some hills and forests where graves are also not far. Within the poem, the author says that the girl is from a cottage that is located some yards away from a churchyard. ![]() Though there is no explicitly mentioning of the actual setting, we are able to comment that the setting of the poem is at a British country. This poem definitely symbolizes the younger version of Wordsworth life. The girl lost his two siblings while she was eight. As we go through the events that have happened within this setting, we are able to assert that both the girl and Wordsworth suffered similar tragedies. Symbolism has been employed with the poem. The theme of life and death brings out a sad tone. However, they accepted the incidents and moved on to a happy life where they are not agonizing anymore (Wordsworth and Curtis 36). ![]() The two contexts are agonizing to both characters. The author also indicates that the girl narrates how death deprived her sister and brother. After marrying, he also lost two of his children. The author lost his mother and father when he was growing up. A theme of life and death is seen from the poem. The theme of nature is evident as William Wordsworth believes in nature that when someone dies, they are nowhere to be seen and they are gone forever. This shows that the girl is innocent and does not want to deviate from her belief. She says though they are seven, she can feel them from the grave. The girl doesn't agree with him and keeps on telling Wordsworth that she has seven siblings and only two are dead. Wordsworth tries to convince the girl that she has does not have seven siblings since two are dead and are gone. As the author surmises the poem, we are able to attest that the girl knows more about life and the agony brought about by death and that we should not be incapacitated by grief.Ī theme of youth and innocence can be seen in the entire poem. Here, we are able to see that death has deprived the girl two of her siblings. Here, the reader can relate and acknowledge that the girl seems to know what death is and she is in denial about it (Damrosch and Dettmar 56). The poem starts with a question where the author asks what such a young girl knows about death. The author has defined the characters of this poem to comprise of seven siblings. We have a rhyming pattern known as 'abab' which can be traced in each stanza. However, the last stanza has got five lines. It's evident that the poem has sixteen stanzas each with four lines. The reader of this poem is able to examine the deaths interlocutor's conception as seen to be felt by the young girl (Russett 345). The author's narration evinces the trauma, ignorant inconspicuousness and nuanced perplexity that someone may undergo at childhood for losing a relative or a sibling. Therefore, we can assert that the author has employed Wordsworth life experiences to compose this poem.Īll events seem to coincide with what he went through from his school life to marrying and losing his children later on in life. While at a tender age, William Wordsworth also sent away far from his sister. The girl tells Wordsworth that two of her siblings were far away from home. The author tries to show the reader that this girl actually has a similar life to the one he faced while he was young. The poem seems to be tied more to the life experience of Wordsworth when he was young. The girl narrates of her family and tries to convince the author that there are seven siblings in total. The author clearly states that two of the remaining siblings to the girl had left for Conway. ![]() In his poem, "we are seven," it stages a dialogue between Wordsworth and a young girl who has lost two of her siblings and she was left with his mother and four other siblings (Damrosch and Dettmar 56). At the time of composing this poem, the author had lost her mother at a tender age and he grew up with a very small contact with his guardian who happened to be his father. He explained that a poem symbolized the flow of emotions. ![]() He contributed by enriching poetry with a unique poetic language that was spoken by "real men." Most notably was his contribution to romanticism by breaking away from the classical writing style. William Wordsworth is an iconic figure in the literature world. ![]()
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