THE SOLITARY REAPER
BEHOLD her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself:
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain:
O' listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.
No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt.
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.
Read the given sentence and answer the following questions from the options given below. "Behold her, single in the field."
Identify "her" from the poem :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The Solitary Reaper
"Her" points to the girl named in the next line, "Yon solitary Highland Lass", who is reaping and singing by herself. She is the solitary reaper of the title.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: travellers — Incorrect. Wrong link: "Travellers" is plural and appears only in the comparison with the nightingale; "her" refers to one person.
Option 2: Cuckoo-bird — Incorrect. Wrong link: the cuckoo is compared with the girl's voice later in the poem; it is not the one standing in the field.
Option 4: Nightingale — Incorrect. Wrong link: the nightingale is another comparison for her singing.