Question

select the correct text in the passage. which lines in wordsworths lyric poem \the solitary reaper\ present the reapers song as more beautiful than nature? the solitary reaper by william wordsworth 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 neer was heard in spring - time from the cuckoo - bird, breaking the silence of the seas among the farthest hebrides. will no one tell me what she sings? - perhaps the plaintive numbers flow for old, unhappy, far - off things, and battles long ago: or is it some more humble lay, familiar matter of to - day? some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, that has been, and may be again? whateer the theme, the maiden sang as if her song could have no ending; i saw her singing at her work, and oer the sickle bending; - i listened, motionless and still; and as i mounted up the hill

Explanation:

The lines "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" compare the reaper's song to the songs of the nightingale and cuckoo, suggesting the reaper's song is more beautiful. The nightingale and cuckoo are natural elements, and the poet claims their songs are not as wonderful as the reaper's.

Answer:

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