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- Wordsworth was inspired to write "Solitary Reaper" after observing a lone girl singing in a field during his 1803 visit to Scotland.
- The girl sang in an unfamiliar language, possibly Gaelic, which sparked Wordsworth's imagination about distant lands.
- The poem addresses a wayfarer, symbolizing the universal solitude of humanity, as represented by the reaper's solitary presence.
- The reaper's song, imbued with melancholy, fills the valley and captivates listeners, evoking imagery of Arabian wayfarers.
- Wordsworth reflects on the themes of loss and everyday sorrows, and treasures the memory of the song's beauty.
William Wordsworth's “Solitary Reaper”
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Probably Wordsworth had the idea of writing this poem when he went to Scotland in 1803. There he saw a solitary girl that reaped and sang a song in a strange language (maybe Gaelic) that he couldn’t understand.
While he listened, he imagined strange and exotic lands.
In this poems Wordsworth’s speaking to a wayfarer that he imagines to have met.
He sees a girl in a field, alone. This is what every man is, according to the poet: alone.
Neither a nightingale could sing better than her, whose song would be pleasant to the wayfarers of Arabia. In fact her voice makes dream everyone who’s listening to it.
Why does she sing? What is she thinking about? Sad things, maybe. Common and humble things, sorrows and pains of everyday, or maybe battles…
The poet looks at her, quiet and still, and he’ll always keep the memory of her beautiful song in his heart.
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