• Title page of the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. "The Idiot Boy" is a poem written by William Wordsworth, a representative of the Romantic movement in English literature.
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  • On this special episode I will read The Idiot Boy by William Wordsworth. This poem was published in the 1798 Lyrical Ballads and it was very controversial.
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  • Poem by William Wordsworth. The Idiot Boy. 'Tis eight o'clock,--a clear March night, The moon is up--the sky is blue, The owlet in the moonlight air, He shouts from...
  • William Wordsworth's "The Idiot Boy" contains 453 lines. Each of the five-lined, rimed stanzas features a rime scheme of ABCCB, with the exception of the first...
  • But when the Pony moved his legs, Oh! then for the poor Idiot Boy! For joy he cannot hold the bridle, For joy his head and heels are idle, He's idle all for very joy.
  • Read The Idiot Boy of Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems by William Wordsworth. The text begins: Tis eight o'clock,—a clear March night, The moon is...
  • 'Tis eight o'clock,—a clear March night, The Moon is up—the Sky is blue, The Owlet in the moonlight air, He shouts from nobody knows where; He lengthens out his lonely shout...
  • Analysis (ai): "The Idiot Boy" by William Wordsworth is notable for its depiction of the simple pleasures of life and the bond between mother and son.