Suppose the poet ponders upon his experience of meeting the solitary reaper, in his moment of solitude. Think of yourself as the poet and write about the impact that the meeting might have had on you.

'The Solitary Reaper' presents to us the transformative power of imagination which can make mundane things, everyday objects that we see around us attain a symbolical significance. The poem concerns a figure as common and ordinary as a solitary reaper but she becomes the spiritual custodian of a world that is eternal and signifies the ultimate reality. Her song is not just her own, it exists outside of that timeframe as well, the poet draws a link to her song and the world of imagination, where ordinary things hold the key to an ethereal experience. Such an experience is made possible only through the communion between man and nature whereby the former becomes a willing partner and student to nature as his friend and teacher.

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