Wordsworth Poem | Solitary Reaper | poet guesses song | Facexor

 Question: Why does the poet have to guess what the Solitary Reaper sings? What are his guesses?

Answer: The Solitary Reaper was singing in a language not known to the poet. So, the poet has to guess about what she sings.

 The song has a sad tune. So the poet guesses that it is about some unhappy incidents of the past like battles. It may also be about some common sorrow, loss, or pain of the present times.

Question: "Will no one tell me what she sings?"

Why does the speaker ask the question and how does he answer it himself?

 

Answer: The Highland girl is singing in the Gaelic language, the language of the Scottish Highlands. The poet does not know this language. So, he asks this question. He answers this question by guessing that the song is about some unhappy incidents of the past or the present. He guesses this from the sad note of the song.