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She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways William Wordsworth 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! This poem, which expresses one person's emotion and reflection in a song-like way, is called a(n) A) ballad B) epic C) haiku D) lyric

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the answer is definitely D

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The mentioned poem, which expresses one person's emotion and reflection in a song-like way, is called a Ballad.

Option A.

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'She dwelt among the untrodden ways' is a three stanza ballad written by the renowned William Wordsworth. Ballads are usually na type of poem where the poet narrates a story in short stanzas. In this poem, the narrator narrates the story of a young woman, Lucy who died at a young age and the narrator is mourning her loss.

The poem consist of three stanzas: In the first stanza the poet describes the place where Lucy lived, the second stanza depicts her innocence and beauty, while the third stanza puts forward the lonesome death of Lucy.

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