Question

How did the poet try to analyse the song of the solitary reaper?

Answer 1

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. The theme of her song could be a far old, unhappy event or a battle fought long ago or she might be singing about some sorrow, loss, or pain. Though the poet didn't understand the language, but he enjoyed the melody in the reaper's voice.