Not only did Wordsworth do a superior job portraying an experience when he wrote "The Solitary Reaper", but he also invites the readers broaden their own experiences by opening their eyes to parts of life that they might not have noticed, or did notice but could not describe. His poem, describing a unique experience he encountered one day while he was walking by a field, clearly demonstrates the effective use of poetic devices. Rhyme, tone, personification, imagery, and setting are all present to effectively communicate not only his story, but also his message to the reader.

Throughout the poem, one line easily flows to the next as a result of Wordsworth's outstanding use of rhyme. The rhyme formation used in the first and last stanzas is identical. Similarly, the second and third stanzas have corresponding schemes. The poem's beginning was inviting, and quickly grasped the readers' attention. Then, the rhyme used throughout the body of the poem seemingly pulled the reader through the rest of it, until the skillful ending.

Wordsworth's tone throughout the entire poem is one filled with extreme joy and fulfillment, but one of mystery. He paints a delightful picture of this m

emorable event from the moment he spots the woman working in the field. Then, her beautiful voice grabs his full attention as he stops to admire her singing. Personification is used to describe her voice, when he writes, "No nightingale did ever chant" (9), and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard / In springtime from the cuckoo-bird" (13-14). His tone then changes in the third stanza, as he wonders what she is singing of. If it is of unhappy things, or whether her singing originates from some loss or pain? Wordsworth is obviously overtaken by this woman's singing, which is easily empathized the fitting of his emotions into this poem.

In conclusion, Wordsworth did an exemplary job using rhyme, tone, personification, imagery, and setting to demonstrate the significance of his experience. He was overtaken by this insignificant event, and was able to put it into a poem that many people could understand. I am sure that this poem broadened the experiences of other people after they had read his poem.

Determining whether this poem was of bad, good, or great quality is a tough task. I believe that Wordsworth's central purpose was achieved. Also, in my interpretation of the poem, I feel he has fully accomplished this purpose. He f

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