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 THE SOLITARY REAPER

REFERENCE:

These lines have been taken from the English book poem "The solitary Reaper", written by William Wordsworth.

CONTEXT:

It is a famous lyric. The Highland lass was singing in Gaelic, a Celtic language still spoken in Scotland. the whole valley was echoing with the pathetic voice o girl. The poet could never forget her song. He could enjoy it even when it was heard no more. The enchanting voice was preserved in his memory.

STANZA#1

Behold her ------- the field 

Stop here------pass 

And sings -------- song in

O listen for -------- profound 

Is overflowing -------sound

EXPLANATION: 

The poet came across a Highland lass during his lonely walks in the Scottish hills. She was reaping and singing a very pathetic song. She was reaping, binding, and singing a melancholy song. The whole valley was ringing up with the voice of song. The voice was coming out of the valley due to the echoing of the sound in a deep valley.

STANZA#2

No Nightingale-------- chant 

More welcome---------- bands 

Of travelers in ---------- haunt

Among ----------sands.

EXPLANATION: 

Nightingale sings in the Oases of Arabian deserts and welcomes the tired groups of travelers. The magical voice of Nightingale lulls the travelers. The poet claims that the Highland girl was singing much more enchanting than the Nightingale. thriving never was heard the Nightingale.

STANZA#3

A voice so --------------was heard 

In springtime --------- Cuckoo bird 

Breaking the ----------- the seas 

Among --------- Hebrides.

EXPLANATION: 

Cuckoo is a songbird. It appears in the spring season. The thrilling voice of Cuckoo breaks the silence of the sea. It causes vibration in the sea among the remote islands called the Hebrides. There was much more thrill in the voice of a girl than Cuckoo. The appeal of the song was more thrilling.

STANZA#4

Will no _______what she sings 

Perhaps _____ numbers flow 

And battles --------ago 

Or is it ------- humble lay 

Some natural ----- loss, or pain 

That has ------- maybe again.

EXPLANATION: 

The Highland girl was singing in the Gaelic language, which the poet could not understand, so he imagines the theme of her song. Perhaps she was singing about the old battles fought by her forefathers. Perhaps she had. come across some trouble, pain, or loss and thus she was singing that tragic song. Perhaps she was singing about the sad and unhappy memories.

STANZA#5

Whatever -------the Maiden sang

 I saw her------at her work 

And ------- bending

I listen----- and still 

The --------heart I bore 

Long after------- no more.

EXPLANATION: 

The poet was not interested in the theme of her song. He was interested in the melody of her song. Music does not need any explanation. She was bending over her sic and singing that tragic song. The poet listened to her song all motionless. He had preserved her music in his mind. He could not hear her song but he could never forget her song. It went on echoing into the valleys of his mind long after it was heard no more.

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