Why was Wordsworth impressed by the song of the highland lass
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Wordsworth listens to the song of the highland lass and realizes that it is of a certain melancholic nature. ... He feels that the song surpasses the song of the cuckoo of the Hebrides in its sweetness.
The poet found the quality of the reaper’s song quite divine and sublime. He was so much attracted by her song that he stood transfixed. The poet felt the reaper’s voice was more melodious than the nightingale that sang in the Arabian Nights; the poet also felt the nightingale’s voice was more melodious than the cuckoo bird that warbled melodiously on the island of Hebrides.
The poet wanted to know the theme of the reaper’s song as she was singing in Highland Scottish dialect. Since there is no one around to explain him what she was singing, he made guesses. , 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.