1. How does the solitary reaper's song affect the poet?
2. Why is the nightingale's song 'a welcome song'?
3. Why does the poet say, "Will no one tell me what she sings?"?
4. Explain: 'humble lay'.
5. Why did the poet mount the hill?
6. Why does the solitary reaper's song seem to be never ending?
7. Whose voice lingered in the poets mind and why?
8. What is the meaning of the word 'maiden'? What impression of maiden do you form after reading the poem?
9. Describe the sight and the situation that fascinated the poet.
10. How does the poet convey the beauty of the Solitary Reaper's song in the poem?
Due to paucity of time, we would be able to answer to only a few of your queries. Please solve the rest on your own.
1. The poet says that even if he cannot grasp the meaning of the song, he finds the tune touching his heart and lingering in his mind for ever giving him joy despite its melancholy nature.
2. The nightingale's song is a welcome song because it is more melodious than the frog's croaking. It has the capacity to mingle and welcome birds and animals from all across the woods.
7. The solitary reaper's song lingered in the mind of the poet for long because although he could not comprehend the language in which she sang, it had a sad tone that touched the poet deeply.
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