The poem "Lucy Gray" can be divided into three parts. In the first, Lucy, a child of nature, spends most of her time outside, running innocent, wild, and free like an animal. She is compared to a fawn and a hare. In the second section, her father gives her a lantern and sends her into a snowstorm to fetch her mother home safely. However, Lucy gets lost. Her frantic parents search for her everywhere, "shouting...
The poem "Lucy Gray" can be divided into three parts. In the first, Lucy, a child of nature, spends most of her time outside, running innocent, wild, and free like an animal. She is compared to a fawn and a hare. In the second section, her father gives her a lantern and sends her into a snowstorm to fetch her mother home safely. However, Lucy gets lost. Her frantic parents search for her everywhere, "shouting far and wide." They are ready to give up and accept she has died when the mother sees Lucy's footprints in the snow. The parents follow the footprints until the footprints stop, suddenly and mysteriously, in the middle of a wooden bridge. The last section of the poem wonders if Lucy might still be alive, for some people say she can be seen running and singing on the wild moors.
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