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The Solitary Reaper
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04/02/2021 4:52 pm
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Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
Whate’er the theme, the maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o’er the sickle bending;
Paraphrase: Whatever might be the theme of the maiden’s song, she sang in a way that it appeared to have no ending. The poet saw her singing at her work and bending over her sickle.
(a) What is the rhyme-scheme of the given lines?
(b) How did the poet feel about the song?
(c) What was the girl doing?
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04/02/2021 4:53 pm
(a) The rhyme-scheme of the given lines is abcb.
(b) The poet felt as if the song would never end.
(c) The girl was bending over the sickle while reaping and singing.