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The Solitary Reaper
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04/02/2021 3:59 pm
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Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
Alone she cuts, and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the vale profound
Is overflowing with sound.
Paraphrase: The solitary reaper is alone in the field. She cuts and binds the grain all herself. And she is singing a sad song. The poet urges us to listen to her song. The deep valley is overflowing with the sound of the reaper’s song.
(a) What is the girl doing in the field?
(b) What is the nature of her song?
(c) What is the result of the song?
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04/02/2021 3:59 pm
(a) The girl is reaping and binding the sheaf of grain.
(b) Her song is melodious but sad.
(c) The whole valley is overflowing with the sound of the reaper’s song.