We studied two poems on loneliness , one by Wordsworth and one by E. Robinson. For both Aiden did well in identifying the type of poem,lyric or narrative, the purpose of the poem, and the speaker. We discussed the role of the speaker in poetry and contrasted the poems' perspective on solitude . While Wordsworth found that Nature and imagination raised his spirits , Robinson's poem, "Mr Floods' Party" depicts a bleaker image of loneliness drowned in alcohol . In this regard, we studied the imagery of the passing of time and its ineluctable consequences as friends and family die and become "phantoms."