Question

summary of the poem solitary reaper

Answer 1

In "The Solitary Reaper," the poet (or speaker) describes his experience seeing a Highland (Scottish) girl reaping grain as he listens to her beautiful song. He notes, in the first stanza that the Vale (valley) overflows with the sound. In the second stanza, the poet notes how he appreciates her song more than weary travellers welcome the notes of a nightingale. In the third stanza, he says: Will no one tell me what she sings? - Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: She sings in Erse, the Gaelic language of Scotland. He doesn't understand the language. It is exotic and this adds to the mystery and wonder of the sound, almost as if her singing is part of nature. In the last stanza, the poet is so affected by this experience that the song stays with him "Long after it was heard no more." Therefore, the reaper's song transcends time and space; it stays with the poet, causing him to think of how this maiden's melancholy song is part of the ongoing story of nature and humanity. This is a common technique in Romantic poetry. The poet experiences a common, everyday experience but imaginatively integrates the experience with a more universal meaning. The poet uses a technique called apostrophe. He addresses an abstract quality, idea or a person who is not present. This speaker might be addressing the reader, himself or nature itself as he begins the poem with "Behold her, single in the field." Also, it is implied that the girl has no idea he is there, so she does what she would do naturally as if no one were watching. This underscores the idea that her song and nature are one.

Answer 2

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This poem is written by "William Wordsworth". In the poem, one day poet was travelling through the hilly region of Scotland. He saw a young girl. She was alone and working in the field. She was singing a song. The poet was fascinated by listening her song.

The young girl was reaping the group and was singing a song. She was singing a song full of sorrow. Her voice had depth and it was overflowing in the entire Valley.

The voice of nightingale is very sweet and its sweet song refresh the tired travellers of Arabian desert. The voice of solitary reaper is much sweeter than that of the Nightingale.

The poet saw a girl when he was travelling through the hilly region of Scotland. The girl was working in the field and was singing a sad song. Her voice was so sweet and it was seeming sweeter than the voice of any Cuckoo and was breaking the silence of the remote seas.

The poet was unable to understand the song and he did not know the language of that country. But he imagined that the girl was singing an old, unhappy song about some battles.

The poet is making assumptions about the song, the girl was singing. He again thinks that the song may be a simple song denoting to any family matter of present or it may be the song about some natural hazard, sorrow, loss or pain.

The poet says that whatever was the theme of the song which was being sung by the young girl but it seemed that the song had no ending.

The girl was singing the song without interrupting and she was working in the field with her sickle.

The poet was fascinated by the girls sweet song and her voice. Sohe stood still and motionless on the hill. He wanted to move but could not move because the lovely music had made a deep place in his heart and memory of the song free mind in his heart for a long time.