What did the nightingale think about the poet's song?

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The nightingale thought that she had sung many songs. But the poet's song is more happy because he is singing about how the world would be in future.

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Why do you think Wordsworth has chosen the song of the nightingale and the cuckoo for comparison with the solitary reaper’s song?

(a) Read the second stanza again, in which Wordsworth compares the solitary reaper’s song with the song of the nightingale and the cuckoo. On the basis of your reading (and your imagination), copy and complete the table below. (Work in groups of four, then have a brief class discussion).

-	Place	Heard by?	Impact on listener
Solitary reaper	Scottish Highlands	The poet	Holds him spellbound
Nightingale	-	-	-
Cuckoo	-	-	-

(b) Why do you think Wordsworth has chosen the song of the nightingale and the cuckoo, for comparison with the solitary reaper’s song?

(c) As you read the second stanza, what pictures do you see in your mind? Be ready to describe them in your won words, to the rest of the class. (Do not be afraid to go beyond what the poet has written.)

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