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  Whatever 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) Explain' whatever the theme'.               (ii) The speaker calls her song having no ending because.............................                  (iii) Which line suggests that she is still   harvesting?                                  or (i) Whose song is being referred to here? (ii) Why cannot the poet understand the theme of the song being sung? (iii) How did it affect the poet?      

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                        (i) She is singing in an unknown dialect and the poet does not understand the theme of the song. (ii) his heart was filled with the song even after his departure. (iii) The last line suggests that she is still harvesting and singing. or (i) The song of the solitary reaper is being referred to here. (ii) Perhaps he is unaware of the native dialect in which the girl was singing. (iii) The song had an indelible impression on  the poet's heart and he could hear it even when he was far away from the solitary reaper.