• She is sixty years old at the start of the poem. Luke: the son and only child of Michael and Isabel, he is Michael's most treasured family member.
  • 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.
  • In this poem, Michael is the shepherd and the entire poem describes his life in the country and the events he goes through.
  • 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.
  • This poem is a piece created for my younger cousin who at the time was struggling with the issue of stuttering.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The poem begins by describing the physical appearance of Michael, who is described as being "gray with age" and "wrinkled and old."