Question

What is the summary of the poem "the solitary reaper"?

Answer 1

The Solitary Reaper’ is William Wordsworth’s rendition of the delight a simple peasant girl derives from nature and how the entire atmosphere reverberates with that happiness. 
The poet sees a highland girl reaping the harvest and singing. The poet compares her song with the song of a nightingale, soothing his sorrows, easing his weariness, just the same way as the nightingale welcomes the weary travellers in the shady oasis of the Arabian sands. The maiden’s song is also compared to the song of the cuckoo bird which is the harbinger of summer and ushers in happiness. The song of the maiden is as thrilling and convincing as the song of the cuckoo bird which is effective enough to break the silence of the seas.
The poet cannot understand the dialect of the song, he is unable to comprehend its meaning, but is able to gauge from its sad tone that it probably relates to some unhappy memory, some battles fought long ago. The poet also feels that the song may be about the commonplace things like joys or sorrows.
The poet feels that the girl’s song would have no end and would continue forever. The poet saw the girl singing as she bent over her sickle. The song of the maiden was so mesmerising and spellbinding that it held the poet motionless and still. When the poet started mounting the hill, the song could not be heard but it left an indelible mark on the poet’s heart. For the poet, it would always remain a fresh evocative memory. The poem also shows how the appeal of music is universal.

Terms and Meanings form the Poem

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.