1. How does the solitary reaper's song affect the poet?
2. Why is the nightingale's song 'a welcome song'?
3. Why does the poet say, "Will no one tell me what she sings?"?
4. Explain: 'humble lay'.
5. Why did the poet mount the hill?
6. Why does the solitary reaper's song seem to be never ending?
7. Whose voice lingered in the poets mind and why?
8. What is the meaning of the word 'maiden'? What impression of maiden do you form after reading the poem?
9. Describe the sight and the situation that fascinated the poet.
10. How does the poet convey the beauty of the Solitary Reaper's song in the poem?
Answers
2. Ans: The nightingale’s song is a
welcome song as it refreshes the tired travelers. They forget their exhaustion
and are reenergized with new energy.
3. Ans: The poet is eager to know the theme of the solitary
reaper’s song because she was singing in a very melodious tone. But she was
singing in Highland Scottish language which he did not understand. He liked the tone and the melody. He might
have felted curious to know the theme of the song also.
4. Ans: The expression ‘humble lay’ means an ordinary
song. Since the poet didn't understand the language the highland lass was
singing her song in, he surmised from the sad tone of the song that she was
singing some melancholy song.
5. Ans: He mounted the hill to continue his evening walk. The melody of the reaper’s song had compelled the poet to halt and enjoy it. After the song was ended, he continued his walk.
6.Ans: The solitary reaper's song seemed to be never ending as ,the reaper, unmindful of the poet's presence, kept on singing while cutting and binding the grain. Since the poet did not understand her language, she might have been singing one song after another. So, to the poet the song appeared to have no ending.
7. Ans: The reaper’s melodious voice lingered in the poet’s
mind.
8.Ans: The maiden refers to the solitary reaper. She was a rustic,
hard-working girl with a melodious voice.
9. Ans: The poet was on his evening walk. He was climbing an
uphill path; as he turned, his eyes met with a beautiful view. There was nature
all around, the evening sun was about to set. In the field, he saw a beautiful rustic
girl reaping and singing. He was quite much influenced by the view.
10. Ans: The poet conveys the beauty of the solitary reaper’s song by comparing her song to the songs of a nightingale and a cuckoo bird.
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Explanation:
1. the solitary reaper's song affects the poet as he stands still there and listens to the melancholy melodious song and the memory of the poem remains in his heart forever. solitary reaper's song makes the poet go into a different world. that song mesmerises him so much that he doesn't feel like leaving that place.