No motion has she now, no force
he neither hears nor, sees,
Rolled round in earth's diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees. Why has she become motionless and without fear. What is the mood of the speaker
Explain she neither hears or see
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the mood of the speaker is
This poem is not about love, but of the spirit of the speaker crushed of its dream. The sound qualities used in the stanzas emphases the mood of the phrases used throughout the poem. Wordsworth wants the reader empathize with the speaker since we have all had broken dreams
she neither hears or see
She cannot see nor hear. She has been buried in the earth. She will assimilate into the earth and is rotating along with the earth. One day she will become one with the rocks, stones and trees that are a part of the Earth.
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This is one of the ‘Lucy poems’ written by William Wordsworth. These poems have been dedicated to his beloved. The poet refers to death which is a permanent sleep. The poet did not realize when his beloved Lucy slept forever i.e. she died. She had taken life for granted and realized this harsh truth of life after her death.
The poet’s soul had drifted into deep sleep as he did not have any realization of the truth. He had taken life for granted and had never thought that one day death would take Lucy away from him. When she was taken away, he could not bear the loss.