Read through it, and don’t tell me you don’t love it. This poem was actually a part of my three-part English Literature and Culture exam today. Give an analysis of the poem and discuss the typical romantic feattures present. I must admit that I analyze poems better than anything, but I tend to be too detailed in my quest of unlocking the secrets contained in mere lines. Seeing how the time was ticking away and threatening to smother my sanity, I decided against it and picked a quicker alternative; analyzing the protagonists of an extract from a novel. Could easily have cost me a grade, but it’s better than loosing a grade or two for not finishing your paper, don’t you think?
I managed to at least scramble down the title and author before the guard snatched my exam papers away due to time being up. Oh, how I love the Romantic Age!
The Solitary ReaperBEHOLD her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.Will no one tell me what she sings?
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of to-day?
Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain,
That has been, and may be again?Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o’er the sickle bending;
I listened, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.– William Wordsworth
Listening: Alexander Rybak – Funny Little World
Reading: Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires Book One) by Rachel Caine (Am. fantasy) – Trying out Lutten’s recommendations!
Watching: Angelic Layer. HA. HA.
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Håper du hadde en fin og memorabel russetid! :D
Og du er superpen på det bildet! Du må gå sånt oftere! Ser mer moden ut :D
Tok du det bort?? XD Jeg kan fortsatt se det på min Google Reader. Please upload it again, cause’ it’s one of the prettiest photos I’ve ever seen of you! <3
Siden du insisterte :P Jeg synes selv det er merkelig, merkelig på en god måte. Er ikke vant til det her! xD
you should pull your hair to the sides more often.
You have such a romantic look with your hair pulled back like that! It’s very, very cute! Also, the red bow is an adorable touch~!
Loved the poem. Beautiful. Read and re-read. What a treasure, indeed!
Thank you! I’m still trying to get used to the hairdo..
The Solitary Reaper is so brilliant. Sigh.
åå, det var artig :) Har ikke fått så mange tilbakemeldinger på hvordan det faktisk er, så det var fint med noen som har vært der. Hehe, jeg kunne nesten tenke meg at det var øde, men at det er så nært london frister. Jeg har også hørt at det er mange internasjonale studenter, så det er nok mange fra norge også. Dette kan jo være positivt og negativt. Likevel er det vel nordmenn over hele landet. Jeg er vel ikke så kresen egentlig, så lenge det ikke er helt forferdelig :P
hva skal du studere? begynner du etter sommeren?
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