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GCSE English Coursework (WJEC) Alexander Fisher 3rd January 2008 Wonder and Disenchantment Grade: Comments: The reaper's song immediately triggers the poet's imagination and he becomes interested in what she is singing. However he does not know of what she is referring to. Throughout this poem, he makes referrals to the fact that he does not know of what she sings. I took this to mean that as she is in Scotland, and Wordsworth himself was of English origin, he couldn't understand the native language of the Scottish Highland woman. He imagines that the song is about some unhappy incident or about some battles fought long ago. But whatever the subject of the song is (which he does not find out), its sweet music made a deep and lasting impression in poet's mind. The poet makes numerous referrals to the fact that the reaper is alone. I think that in saying this, Wordsworth is trying to put...

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