The Solitary Reaper

While today "solitary" may mean lonely and sad, but the Romantics tended to have a much more optimistic view of the word in terms of the world as a whole. Solitary was generally placed with nature and becoming closer with the true representation of nature. Many of William Wordsworth's poems are dedicated to nature and a large portion of them deal with solitary beings. Along with the natural world, during the romantic era was the French revolution which was dedicated to giving voice to the common

in anyway, neither is it outstanding enough to be performed in front of a great audience. It is nothing but a mediocre singing by a lone reaper, which should logically have no profound sense of philosophy. Yet, her voice provides the tune a brand new significance, which “pours into” the listener’s psyche, and the melody depicts the very heart and soul of the reaper. The Poetic Philosophy of the Poet Solitude, tranquility and melancholy have a closely entwined relation. Melancholy is a state of

I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending;— 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. The poet orders his listener to behold a “solitary Highland lass” reaping and singing by herself in a field. He says that anyone passing by should either stop here, or “gently pass” so as not to disturb her. As she “cuts and binds the grain” she “sings a melancholy strain,” and the valley overflows

'The Solitary Reaper' is a description of a melodious sound that is heard in the atmosphere. Its mood can be described as one of relaxation, depression and gentleness. The structure, four eight-line stanzas, each closing with two couplets and all written in octosyllabic

Wordsworth’s persona in “The Solitary Reaper” explores the limitations of language as he watches the maiden in the field, enthralled by her “melancholy strain” (6). Unable to know of what she sings, he is forced to rely only on musical characteristics to influence his reaction. Such things

includes what or how the society face the women. William Wordsworth as one of famous English poet had shown it in some his literary work. In this case, writer will focus on three poems. They are: The Daffodils, She was a Phantom of Delight, and The Solitary Reaper. However, this research will concern on the literary works only without implicate the life of the poet or the social phenomenon which influences the literary works. Hence, New Criticism or researchers are known as Formalist Criticism is the approach

the boys of the family were sent to study at Hawkshead where they were educated quite well and cared for (Williams 1993). It is quite possible that this turned out to be Wordsworth’s origin as a solitary person who had no close friends but only nature was his ally and reprieve. However, due to his solitary and introverted nature, he had the chance to contemplate deeply and thoroughly and more importantly, learned to appreciate the pure beauty and grandeur of nature that is, more often than not, taken

major English Romantic poem whom together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge had launched the age of romanticism in literature. The pair had collaborated on Lyrical Ballads (1798) which to this day has remained a landmark in English literature. ‘The Solitary Reaper’ was written five years after the publication of Lyrical Ballads and is one of Wordsworth’s most famous works. It can be described as a pastoral as a scene from the countryside is depicted. The poem was inspired by his and his sisters stay at

William Wordsworth once said, “Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future” (“Classic”). Many poems are significant because of the writing that is portrayed for our pleasure using our emotions. Characters from different novels tend to have the same characteristics that poems have. Kipling’s poem, “The White Man’s Burden”, written and published in 1899, speaks

The Crucial Role of Women and Children in the Romantic Era During the Romantic era, the role of women and children were both crucial to society. Their individual roles were portrayed in numerous poems during this time frame. The children and women were property of the male figure in their life. William Blake is an advocate for children’s rights, Mary Wollstone Craft is an advocate for equal rights of women, and William Wordsworth portrays the women’s role, if they were no male figure. William Blake