• Michael: the protagonist of the poem, he is strong and hardworking—with a strong love of his land. He is the husband of Isabel and father of Luke, his beloved son.
  • The poem deals with man’s struggle in this hostile world to maintain his values and reputation, through the life of Michael, a lonely former.
  • In this poem, Michael is the shepherd and the entire poem describes his life in the country and the events he goes through.
  • https://www.poetry.com/poem/78478/michael. ... Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography: Style:MLAChicagoAPA. "Michael" Poetry.com.
  • "And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters": The air is filled with the soothing sound of flowing water. Michael poem Themes.
  • Upon the forest-side in Grasmere Vale There dwelt a Shepherd, Michael was his name; An old man, stout of heart, and strong of limb.
  • This poem is a piece created for my younger cousin who at the time was struggling with the issue of stuttering.
  • face down on the desk. Spark out in the middle of maths. Mr Jones told us off for laughing, but. didn’t seem cross with him at all. Michael plays alone at break.
  • "There's something on your heart, Michael, that makes ye wake at night, And often when I hear ye moan, I trimble in me fright. . . ."