Read the poem carefully and answer the question that follows. THE SOLITARY REAPER Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain; O listen! for the Vale profound Is overflowing with the sound. No Nightingale did ever chaunt More welcome notes to weary bands Of travellers in some shady haunt, Among Arabian sands: A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird, Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. Will no one tell me what she sings? Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o’er the sickle bending; I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. —William Wordsworth 1. Complete the summary of the poem given below with a suitable word/phrase in each blank. The poet finds a young Highland girl who (a)________________alone and sings to herself. The poet asks us to listen carefully, because the whole (b) ________________ is filled with the overflowing sound of her singing. He asks us to either (c)________________and listen to her sad song, or gently pass by so as not to disturb her. He goes on to say that no nightingale ever sang a more (d)_________________song to bands of tired (e)_______________ in the Arabian Desert. The poet asserts that the beauty of the girl’s singing exceeds that of the cuckoo’s in the (f)________________. Her singing is also the only thing which (g) ________________the silence of the valley. The poet tries to (h) ________________what the girl is singing about. He is unable to get the words of the song clearly. He thinks that perhaps she is singing about old sorrows or (i) _________________fought long ago, or more routine concerns of life or even some (j) ________________ which she has endured and may endure again. At the end, he quietly walks away with a feeling that he may never be able to find out the (k)________________of her never-ending song. Nevertheless, he asserts that her singing has captured his imagination so much that he will (l) ________________the music in his heart long after it is heard no more.
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The poet finds a young Highland girl who (a) reaping alone and sings to herself. The poet asks us to listen carefully, because the whole (b) Vale profound is filled with the overflowing sound of her singing. He asks us to either (c) Stop here and listen to her sad song, or gently pass by so as not to disturb her. He goes on to say that no nightingale ever sang a more (d) welcome notes song to bands of tired (e) travellers in the Arabian Desert. The poet asserts that the beauty of the girl’s singing exceeds that of the cuckoo’s in the (f) spring side. Her singing is also the only thing which (g) breaking the silence of the valley. The poet tries to (h) find out what the girl is singing about. He is unable to get the words of the song clearly. He thinks that perhaps she is singing about old sorrows or (i) loss or pain fought long ago, or more routine concerns of life or even some (j) pain which she has endured and may endure again. At the end, he quietly walks away with a feeling that he may never be able to find out the (k) theme of her never-ending song. Nevertheless, he asserts that her singing has captured his imagination so much that he will (l) bear the music in his heart long after it is heard no more.
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