Why does the speaker compare the reaper's song to that of the nightingale and
the cuckoo?
The solitary reaper
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Answer:
The Solitary Reaper's song was sweeter than the song sung by the nightingale or the cuckoo bird. The poet compares the Solitary Reaper's song to that of a nightingale or a cuckoo bird. ... He says that it induces as much thrill in the atmosphere as that of a cuckoo bird announcing the arrival of the spring time
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Explanation:
In "The Solitary Reaper" the speaker can find no comparison that is adequate to the lovely and emotive quality of the voice of the "Highland Lass" who "cuts and binds the grain" alone in a field, because it is even more emotive and lyrical than the music of songbirds.
The song that the maiden sings in Erse, the Gaelic language of Scotland, has a lovely, lyrical sound that recalls the songs of the nightingale and the cuckoo. But for the speaker, it is even more "welcome" and emotionally stirring than the notes of the euphonious voices of these songbirds: