LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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The Solitary Reaper by Wordsworth
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Ode to a Nightmare by John Keats
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To a lady with a guitar by P.B. Shelley
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Elegy written in a country churchyard by Thomas Gray
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Detailed explanation-1: -I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is ‘My heart was full of deep feelings’.
Detailed explanation-3: -How was the poet affected by the song of the Solitary Reaper? Answer: The poet was spellbound by the sweetness of the song of the Solitary Reaper. Though, he could not understand the language of the song, he stood there motionless and captivated enjoying the melodious song.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summary. In this poem, the poet (William Wordsworth) tells us about a girl, a Highland lass, who is in a field alone: “single in the field". As she is harvesting her crops, she is singing a sad tune which echoes in the deep valley. The speaker asks us to stop and listen to her tune or “gently pass".
Detailed explanation-5: -Figures of Speech: Hyperbole and alliteration are two figures of speech that are used in William Wordsworth’s poem, ‘The Solitary Reaper. ‘ Hyperbole is an exaggeration for effect, while alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds.