Title: We Are Seven by William Wordsworth | Poem Analysis
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We Are Seven by William Wordsworth
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Summary of We Are Seven
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Stanza 1
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Stanza 4-6
Stanza 7-8
Stanza 9
Stanza 10-12
Stanza 13-15
Stanza 16-17
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Content: Those two are dead! Their spirits are in heaven”. The girl’s joyful demeanor even as she tells this stranger of the deaths of her siblings is so frustrating to him that it drives him to be distasteful enough to say to this little girl not once, but twice “they are dead!”. He is obviously irritated that the girl did not seem aware of her loss, but rather continued to live as if her siblings were simply away for a while. His attempt to make her understand her loss was in vain, for he was “throwing words away” because “the Maid would have her way” and said as confidently as ever, “Nay, we are seven”. Conclusion
As We Are Seven progresses, the reader can clearly see that the child has a much more hopeful idea of death than the stranger she was speaking with. It was hard for the child to see her siblings laid in the ground, but she never felt as if they were gone. She still felt close to them, and she kept them alive in her heart by engaging in activities with them. Most intriguing, is this little girl’s confidence that she would see them again. In fact, she was just as confident that she would again see Jane and John as she was confident that she would see her other four siblings that were away.