question_answer

  Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain: O listen! for the vale profound Is overflowing with sound. (i) Identify 'she' in the current stanza. (ii) She is..................... (iii) She is singing...................... or (i) What is she doing? (ii) What is the meaning of the expression 'vale profound'? (iii) What is the meaning of 'a melancholy strain'?        

Answer:

                   (i) She refers to the solitary reaper. (ii) harvesting and singing. (iii) a sad song. or (i) She is cutting, binding and singing. (ii) The expression 'vale profound' refers to the vast deep valley. (iii) "A melancholy strain' means a sad song.