Why was the poet not able to understand the song of the solitary reaper ? Share with your friends Share 1 Vansh Dargan answered this The poet was not able to understand the song of the solitary reaper because she was singing the song in a different language that poet can't understand. 2 View Full Answer Vritika Tiwari answered this he was not able to understand the song because he did not know the language in which she was singing -1