22 pages 44 minutes read

William Wordsworth

We Are Seven

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1798

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Reviews & Readership

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Review Roundup

Reviews for Wordsworth's We Are Seven generally praise its exploration of a child's perception of death, highlighting its emotional depth and simplicity. Some critics find the poem's repetition tedious and the adult narrator's disbelief at the child's perspective frustrating. Nonetheless, it remains celebrated for its poignant portrayal of innocence and mortality.

Who should read this

Who Should Read We Are Seven?

A reader who would enjoy William Wordsworth's "We Are Seven" appreciates Romantic poetry and themes of innocence and nature's beauty. Enthusiasts of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner will find joy in Wordsworth's exploration of childhood and the sublime.

Recommended

Reading Age

13-18years

Book Details

Genre
Lyric Poem
Themes
Emotions/Behavior: Conflict
Emotions/Behavior: Love
Life/Time: Childhood & Youth