In the first stanza, Wordsworth uses several words of phrases to stress that there is no-one else working with the solitary reaper. Which are those words and phrases? What effect do they create in the mind of the reader?

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The words and phrases which Wordsworth uses to show that there was no one else working with the solitary reaper are:

‘Single in the field’

‘Solitary’

‘Reaping and singing by herself’

‘Alone she cuts’

They create an atmosphere of arid loneliness in the mind of the reader.

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In the first stanza, Wordsworth uses several words of phrases to stress that there is no-one else working with the solitary reaper. Which are those words and phrases? What effect do they create in the mind of the reader?

The words and phrases which Wordsworth uses to show that there was no one else working with the solitary reaper are: ‘Single in the field’ ‘Solitary’ ‘Reaping and singing by herself’ ‘Alone she cuts’ They create an atmosphere of arid loneliness in the mind of the reader.

The words and phrases which Wordsworth uses to show that there was no one else working with the solitary reaper are:

‘Single in the field’

‘Solitary’

‘Reaping and singing by herself’

‘Alone she cuts’

They create an atmosphere of arid loneliness in the mind of the reader.