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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:59:28 en-us <![CDATA["The Solitary Reaper" is a pastoral poem, typical of the English...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/can-have-an-explanation-for-last-stanza-poem-76367 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/can-have-an-explanation-for-last-stanza-poem-76367 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:59:28 PST <![CDATA[Please explain the last stanza of the poem, "The Solitary Reaper."]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/can-have-an-explanation-for-last-stanza-poem-76367 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/can-have-an-explanation-for-last-stanza-poem-76367 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 07:51:27 PST <![CDATA[Wordsworth's use of imagery and language helps the reader to imagine all...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/you-read-second-stanza-what-pictures-do-you-see-61807 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/you-read-second-stanza-what-pictures-do-you-see-61807 Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:46:32 PST <![CDATA[As you read the second stanza of "The Solitary Reaper" what pictures do...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/you-read-second-stanza-what-pictures-do-you-see-61807 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/you-read-second-stanza-what-pictures-do-you-see-61807 Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:23:12 PST <![CDATA[This poem is an example of pastoral poetry. The poem was greatly...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-by-wordsworth-can-45103 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-by-wordsworth-can-45103 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:18:08 PST <![CDATA[What is the background of the poem "The solitary Reaper" by...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-by-wordsworth-can-45103 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-by-wordsworth-can-45103 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:49:56 PST <![CDATA[Wordsworth uses two images--"word pictures"--to describe how...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/could-have-complete-exaplanation-metaphore-secend-43407 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/could-have-complete-exaplanation-metaphore-secend-43407 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:59:54 PST <![CDATA[Could I have a detailed explanation of the images in the second stanza...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/could-have-complete-exaplanation-metaphore-secend-43407 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/could-have-complete-exaplanation-metaphore-secend-43407 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:50:50 PST <![CDATA[The use of comparison also makes the experience both universal and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/central-theme-poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-43231 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/central-theme-poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-43231 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:55:53 PST <![CDATA[The theme of "The Solitary Reaper" is to render the individual...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/central-theme-poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-43231 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/central-theme-poem-quot-solitary-reaper-quot-43231 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:54:23 PST <![CDATA[Ah, a good question. This is an important experience for the speaker...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/why-this-moment-significant-event-speaker-s-life-40269 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/why-this-moment-significant-event-speaker-s-life-40269 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:07:41 PST <![CDATA[The first image is of the Scottish girl herself, singing in the fields...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/what-different-images-does-song-solitary-reaper-40071 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/what-different-images-does-song-solitary-reaper-40071 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:12 PST <![CDATA[In "The Solitary Reaper", why is this moment a significant...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/why-this-moment-significant-event-speaker-s-life-40269 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/why-this-moment-significant-event-speaker-s-life-40269 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:57:46 PST <![CDATA[What different images does "The Song of Solitary Reaper"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/what-different-images-does-song-solitary-reaper-40071 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/what-different-images-does-song-solitary-reaper-40071 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:57:51 PST <![CDATA[THE S HAS BEEN USED SO FREQUENTLY TO CREATE A MUSICAL EFFECT IN THE...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 05:00:22 PST <![CDATA[Another reason why he uses alliteration in the poem is because the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:20:50 PST <![CDATA[Yes! the poet uses alliteration, the repetition of consonants, to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:10:50 PST <![CDATA[This "s" sound at the beginning of sings and strain has been...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/this-quot-s-quot-sound-beginning-sings-strain-has-29037 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:36:28 PST <![CDATA[The poem is made up of four stanzas. In the first stanza, Wordsworth...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/write-summary-poem-solitary-reaper-27921 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/write-summary-poem-solitary-reaper-27921 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:02:13 PST <![CDATA[The poem begins with a young girl who is harvesting a field alone. She...]]> http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/write-summary-poem-solitary-reaper-27921 http://www.enotes.com/solitary-reaper/q-and-a/write-summary-poem-solitary-reaper-27921 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:49:45 PST