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
In the given sentence "Behold her, single in the field," the pronoun "her" refers to the subject of the poem, which is described in the preceding line as "Yon solitary Highland Lass." Therefore, "her" in this context is identifying and pointing to the Highland Lass, who is the central figure or subject of the poem.
So, "The Solitary Reaper" is the correct identification because the poem is titled "The Solitary Reaper," and the speaker is drawing attention to the solitary figure in the field, which is the Highland Lass or the Solitary Reaper herself.