In the poem, The Solitary Reaper the narrator says, “Will no one tell me what she sings?” Why does he ask this question? What conjectures does he draw about the song?
Since the narrator is not familiar with the dialect, or he is too far to catch the words of the song, he is unable to understand the theme of the maiden’s song. He is, nevertheless, intrigued by the song and conjectures about its theme. As the tune is a melancholy one, he feels the song could be about some unhappy memories or a sad event in history, for example, a battle fought in the past. It may even be about some current topic some loss or pain the solitary reaper has undergone or may still suffer from.
