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!

Analysis

Reading the title, I can see two unusual words : "dwellt" and "untrodden". They are archaic form in the English language.
The expectations about the poem created by the title  are that there is a woman who lives solitary because " untrodden ways" means a place inhabited by few people.

The text  refers to an unidentified she: this might mean she may be an old woman, a young girl or a child. Textual analysis can unveil the reason why the poet may have written a poem about her.

The poem consists of three stanzas: three quatrains that allow to understand the text is a ballad. Since the ballad is a popular form of poetry written for the folk and therefore a very popular form of communication and addressed to the common people that is expressed in a very easy language.

The first stanza introduces  the woman and the place where she lived, while the second stanza gives a brief sketch of the girl's character. The poet compares the girl to a violet that lives among stones hidden by the moss and as a result you could hardly see. The poem gives a judgement about Lucy and tells the reader she reminded a star whe only one is shining in the sky. It follows that the poet considers her a precious creature.

In the third stanza the speaking voice tells the reader that she lived unkonown and few people coul meet her. She died and now she is buried in her grave and this makes a great difference for the speaking voice. The poet has a very positive opinion about Lucy.
The first stanza is an introduction, the second provides a sketch of Lucy's personality and the third one is about the relationhip of the speaking voice to the girl.