She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways by William Wordsworth is a poem written in 1798. Considering the title,the poet begins by writing 'she', giving emphasis to the probable protagonist of the poem, a female character. Dwelt is an arcanic verb to say to live, whereas Untrodden Ways means unexplored places, so the tilte makes the reader think about a woman who lives in places that are not frequently attended. The title creates expectation in the reader, curiosity about the woman, the reason she lives there and how the untrodden ways are like. The text is arranged into three stanzas of four lines each, where the lines have different length. The function of the first stanza is to introduce the identity of the girl and also to describe the place where she lives. The second stanza expresses the beauty of the girl and of the nature, whereas in the last stanza the poet for the first time reveals the name of the woman and he confesses the importance of that woman for him, but through a great sadness he announces her death. The poem starts with an introduction to the character, the woman lives alone, she has few relationship with other people a cause of the place where she lives. The rural scenery is described as an idyllic and magnificent place, probably Wordsworth found inspiration from the Lake District in northwestern England. In the second stanza he talks about her beauty, she is not immediately visible but she is so precious that invades the reader's mind. Besides there is a metaphore that indicates the uniqueness of her beauty and in the third line there is an enjambement who forces the reader to continue to read, implying a fast rhythm. In the third stanza the poet repeats that she lives alone and that she is unknown, so few people can see and know her. Besides there is an antithesis because in the first stanza she is presented as alive, whereas in the last stanza the lyrical voice talks about her death. The poet through her death finds out how much she was important for him. The rhyme sheme is abab, there are several alliterations, for example the repetition of the consonant s in line two and of the consonant h in line six, then a metaphor when the poet compares the woman to a violet, a simile when he compares the woman to a star and a climax when the reader finds out that Lucy has died. The semantic area of the whole poem is the nature who helps the poet to express woman's beauty. Regarding the message, the poet wants to communicate the importance of the woman to him, even if he knows the importance only after her death, so he feels a feeling of regret because he could not give her enough importance when she was still alive. Therefore,Wordsworth through this poem wants to invite the reader to exploit all the oppurtunities because time passes and you risk to remain with regrets for the rest of your life.