The Solitary Reaper Poem | Critical Appreciation | English 12TH Notes

The Solitary Reaper Poem | Critical Appreciation | English 12TH Notes

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 THE SOLITARY REAPER

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

 William Wordsworth disliked the artificial diction employed by the 18th-century poets. He writes under a strong emotional stimulus. He is regarded as the high priest of nature. He read mysterious revelations in the child's innocence. He spiritualized nature and regarded her as a great moral teacher. He believed that there is a divine spirit pervading all the objects of nature. "The solitary Reaper" is one of his best lyrics. It confirms that memories are the lasting source of pleasure.

 ELEMENTS OF POETRY: 

 1. Type of verse 

 It is rhymed poem. The rhyme scheme is ( ab abccdd ).

There are eight syllables and four beats, to each line except the fourth. The fourth line has only three beats.

 2. Similes and Metaphor     

"Is overflowing with the sound" ( Metaphor)  
"Breaking the silence of seas" (Metaphor)
"No Nightingale did ever chaunt" (Simile)
"A voice so thrilling never was heard" (Simile). 

          

 3. Imagery  

"yon solitary Highland lass" and
"over the sickle bending", are the best
examples of imagery.

APPRECIATION: 

William Wordsworth, during his long solitary walks, among the Scottish, hills, came across a Highland girl. She was reaping and singing a 'melancholy song. Her voice was echoing in the deep valley and could be heard at a distance. She was singing much more enchanting than the Nightingale of Arabian sands. She was singing much more thrilling than the Cuckoo, who breaks the silence of sea among the farthest Hebrides. The highland girl was singing in Gaelic, a Celtic language and so the poet could not understand her theme. She might be singing about the old memories, sad events, or old battles. She might be singing about some natural sorrow or pain of daily life. She was bowing down over her sickle and the poet was enjoying her pathetic song. Her song had a lasting impact on his mind. He could not forget her song. He could enjoy her song even when it was heard no more.

                                             "The music in my heart I bore 

Long after it was heard no more"

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