The Active Nature in "Three Years She Grew"

We hear very little spoken by the actual voice of the narrator in “Three Years She Grew.” Instead, in a move I don’t believe we have seen so far this semester, Nature does the vast majority of the speaking in this poem. Wordsworth didn’t have to do this—he could have just described the various ways in which elements of nature might relate to Lucy herself. Instead, he uses direct quotes. I believe that what this does is it helps create a personified form of nature, one which has greater agency. The impact of this is that Nature becomes an active force in the poem. Lucy did not simply die in this poem, she was taken away by Nature, who had other plans for her.

Also, as a side note, does anyone have any insight concerning who the “Lucy Poems” are about? I know that there is some debate, but I’m just wondering if anyone has any opinions one way or another.