Either 1 Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it:
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!
(William Wordsworth)
How does Wordsworth movingly portray Lucy in this poem?

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Poetry in O-Level Literature in English (syllabus code 2010). It is worth 25 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English May/June 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2 (2010_s20_qp_12.pdf).

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Either 1 Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it:
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!
(William Wordsworth)
How does Wordsworth movingly portray Lucy in this poem?

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