1. Who is the "Solitary Reaper" mentioned in the poem?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାରେ ଉଲ୍ଲିଖିତ "ସୋଲିଟାରି ରୀପର୍" (ଏକାକୀ ଶସ୍ୟ କାଟୁଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି) କିଏ?)

Ans-The Solitary Reaper is a "Highland Lass", or a young woman from the Scottish Highlands, whom the poet sees cutting and binding grain by herself in a field.

2. What two activities was the reaper doing at the same time?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେହି ଯୁବତୀ ଜଣକ ଏକା ସମୟରେ କେଉଁ ଦୁଇଟି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଥିଲେ?)

Ans-She was reaping the grain (cutting and binding it) and singing a song.

3. What is the meaning of "Highland Lass"?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: "ହାଇଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ ଲାସ୍"ର ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?)

Ans-"Highland Lass" means a young woman or girl who lives in the Highlands, the mountainous region of Scotland.

4. How did the reaper's song affect the valley?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କ ଗୀତ ଉପତ୍ୟକାକୁ କିପରି ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରୁଥିଲା?)

The song was so loud and powerful that it filled the entire deep valley ("the Vale profound / Is overflowing with the sound").

5. What is the 'shady haunt' of the Nightingale?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ନାଇଟିଙ୍ଗେଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀର 'ଛାୟାପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଆଶ୍ରୟସ୍ଥଳ' (shady haunt) କ’ଣ?)

Ans-The 'shady haunt' refers to an oasis or a cool, shaded place in the "Arabian sands" (desert) where tired travelers rest.

6. Where is the Cuckoo-bird's song heard, according to the poet?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିଙ୍କ ମତରେ, କୋକିଳର ଗୀତ କେଉଁଠାରେ ଶୁଣାଯାଏ?)

Ans-The Cuckoo-bird's song is heard in the springtime, "Breaking the silence of the seas / Among the farthest Hebrides" (remote islands off Scotland).

7. What is "Erse"?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: "Erse" (ଅର୍ସ୍) କ’ଣ?)

Ans-"Erse" is the name the poet uses for the Scottish Gaelic language, the language the reaper was likely singing in.

8. What is the poet's first guess about the song's theme?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଗୀତର ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁ ବିଷୟରେ କବିଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଥମ ଅନୁମାନ କ’ଣ ଥିଲା?)

Ans-His first guess was that the song was about sad, historical events, such as "old, unhappy, far-off things, / And battles long ago."

9. What is the poet's second guess about the song's theme?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଗୀତର ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁ ବିଷୟରେ କବିଙ୍କର ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଅନୁମାନ କ’ଣ ଥିଲା?)

Ans-His second guess was that it was a more humble song about common, everyday sorrows—"some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, / That has been, and may be again."

10. What musical instrument is suggested by the words "plaintive numbers"?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: "plaintive numbers" (କରୁଣ ସ୍ୱର) ଶବ୍ଦ ଦ୍ୱାରା କେଉଁ ବାଦ୍ୟଯନ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ସୂଚିତ କରାଯାଇଛି?)

(Note: This is a common interpretation question.) 

Ans-The words "plaintive numbers" primarily mean a sad song, but the sad, flowing melody is often associated with the music of a traditional bagpipe, common in Scotland.

11. What tool was the reaper using for her work?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେହି ଯୁବତୀ ଜଣକ ତାଙ୍କ କାମ ପାଇଁ କେଉଁ ଉପକରଣ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରୁଥିଲେ?)

Ans-She was using a sickle, a curved blade used for cutting grain.

12. How did the poet listen to the song?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବି କିପରି ଗୀତଟି ଶୁଣିଲେ?)

Ans-He listened "motionless and still," standing quietly and captivated by the music.

13. What did the poet do after listening to the song?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଗୀତ ଶୁଣିବା ପରେ କବି କ’ଣ କଲେ?)

Ans-After listening, the poet "mounted up the hill" and continued on his journey.

14. Where did the poet carry the music?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବି ସେହି ସଙ୍ଗୀତକୁ କେଉଁଠାରେ ବହନ କଲେ?)

Ans-He carried the music "in his heart".

15. What does the poem celebrate: the reaper or her song?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଏହି କବିତା କାହାକୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରେ: ଶସ୍ୟ କାଟୁଥିବା ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କୁ ନା ତାଙ୍କ ଗୀତକୁ?)

Ans-The poem celebrates both, but it primarily celebrates the power and beauty of her song and the lasting effect it had on the poet's mind and heart.

1. How does the poet use the comparison to the Nightingale and the Cuckoo-bird to emphasize the beauty of the reaper's song?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବି କିପରି ନାଇଟିଙ୍ଗେଲ୍ ଏବଂ କୋକିଳ ସହ ତୁଳନା କରି ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କ ଗୀତର ସୌନ୍ଦର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଇଛନ୍ତି?)

Ans-The poet uses the comparisons to show that the reaper's song is superior to even the most beautiful sounds in nature. He doesn't just say her song is like theirs; he says it is better.

1. Nightingale: He states "No Nightingale did ever chaunt / More welcome notes". The Nightingale's song is "welcome" to "weary" travelers in the harsh Arabian desert, implying it brings comfort. The poet suggests the reaper's song is even more comforting and beautiful.
2. Cuckoo-bird: He says her voice is more "thrilling" than the Cuckoo's song in spring, which breaks the "silence of the seas." The Cuckoo's song signals hope and the end of winter, but the poet implies the reaper's voice creates an even greater feeling of awe and excitement. By surpassing these two famous birds, Wordsworth emphasizes the unique and profound beauty of the solitary reaper's music.
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2. Why does the poet guess the song is about "sorrow, loss, or pain"? What does this tell us about poetry and music?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବି କାହିଁକି ଅନୁମାନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ଗୀତଟି "ଦୁଃଖ, କ୍ଷତି, କିମ୍ବା ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା" ବିଷୟରେ ଥିଲା? ଏହା ଆମକୁ କବିତା ଏବଂ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ବିଷୟରେ କ’ଣ କହେ?)

Ans-The poet guesses the song is about sorrow for two reasons. First, he describes the song's tune as "melancholy" and the sound as "plaintive," both of which mean sad. Second, he is a Romantic poet, and the Romantics often believed that the deepest and most profound art comes from feelings of sorrow and loss.

This tells us that music and poetry are universal languages of emotion. Even though the poet "could not understand the words", he could understand the feeling behind them. It shows that music has the power to communicate deep emotions like sadness and longing, crossing barriers of language and connecting human beings through shared feelings.

3.      Explain the meaning and importance of the first and last two lines of the poem.

(ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାର ପ୍ରଥମ ଦୁଇ ଧାଡି ଏବଂ ଶେଷ ଦୁଇ ଧାଡିର ଅର୍ଥ ଓ ମହତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବୁଝାନ୍ତୁ ।)

• Ans-First two lines: "Behold her, single in the field, / Yon solitary Highland Lass!" These lines set the scene. The word "Behold" shows the poet is struck by the sight. The words "single" and "solitary" are crucial; they emphasize her isolation. This isolation makes her song seem even more powerful, as her single voice fills the entire "vale profound".
• Last two lines: "The music in my heart I bore, / Long after it was heard no more." These lines state the poem's main theme: the lasting power of beauty and art. The experience did not end when the poet walked away. The physical song stopped ("heard no more"), but its emotional impact (the "music") became a permanent part of his memory and "heart". It shows how a brief moment of beauty can have a lifelong effect.
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4. What is the central idea of the poem "The Solitary Reaper"?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: "ଦି ସୋଲିଟାରି ରୀପର୍" କବିତାର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଭାବ କ’ଣ?)

Ans-The central idea of the poem is the profound and lasting impact of art and beauty on the human mind. The poem explores how a simple, spontaneous expression of music—the reaper's song—can transcend barriers of language and culture. The poet cannot understand the meaning of the song, but he understands its emotion (melancholy). The poem celebrates this power of art to connect with us on a deep emotional level. The key message is that such "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" creates a beautiful memory that remains in the heart "Long after it was heard no more," providing comfort and inspiration.

5. How does the poem show Wordsworth's love for nature and common people?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଏହି କବିତା ୱାର୍ଡସୱର୍ଥଙ୍କର ପ୍ରକୃତି ଏବଂ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଥିବା ଭଲପାଇବାକୁ କିପରି ଦର୍ଶାଏ?)

Ans-This poem is a perfect example of Wordsworth's poetic beliefs.

1. Love for Common People: The hero of the poem is not a king or a warrior, but a "humble" (ordinary) "Highland Lass". She is a simple farm worker. Wordsworth finds profound beauty and dignity in her solitary work and her spontaneous song, elevating her to a figure of immense importance.
2. Love for Nature: The setting is wild and natural—the Scottish Highlands. The poet feels the beauty of the girl's song is even greater than the most celebrated sounds of nature (the Nightingale and the Cuckoo). He shows that the human spirit, when simple and natural, is the most powerful and beautiful thing in the world, and it is best appreciated within a natural, quiet setting like the "vale profound".
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6. Explain the mystery of the reaper's song. Why is this mystery important to the poem?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କ ଗୀତର ରହସ୍ୟ ବୁଝାନ୍ତୁ । ଏହି ରହସ୍ୟ କବିତା ପାଇଁ କାହିଁକି ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ?)

Ans-The mystery of the song is that the poet cannot understand the words; it is sung in an unknown language ("Erse"). This mystery is crucial to the poem's theme. Because he doesn't know the literal meaning, he is forced to connect with the song on a deeper, more emotional level.

He is free to use his imagination, guessing it could be about "battles long ago" or "familiar matter of to-day". This makes the song more universal. It stops being about one specific story and becomes about all human sorrow. The fact that the poet doesn't understand the words but is still deeply moved proves the poem's central idea: that music is a universal language that communicates emotion directly to the heart, without needing words.

7. Describe the poet's feelings as he listens to the song. What effect does it have on him?

 (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବି ଗୀତ ଶୁଣିବା ବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କ ଭାବନାକୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରନ୍ତୁ । ଏହା ତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କି ପ୍ରଭାବ ପକାଏ?)

Ans-The poet's feelings move from simple curiosity to deep awe and fascination. When he first hears the song, he is "motionless and still," captivated by the "melancholy" but beautiful sound. He is so impressed that he feels it is better than the songs of the Nightingale and Cuckoo.

The effect it has on him is profound and permanent. The song becomes a powerful memory that he cherishes. It is not just a sound he heard; it is an experience that he "bore" in his "heart". The song, representing pure, natural art, gives him a sense of comfort and beauty that stays with him long after the physical experience is over, reinforcing the idea of art's power to nourish the human spirit