Question

Which lines in Wordsworth's lyric poem "The Solitary Reaper" present the reaper's song as more beautiful than nature?

A. Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;

B. No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,

C. Will no one tell me what she sings?—
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:

D. Whate'er 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 listened, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill,

Answer 1

B. No Nightingale did ever chaunt

More welcome notes to weary bands

Of travellers in some shady haunt,

Among Arabian sands:

A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard

In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,

Answer 2

The lines in Wordsworth's lyric poem "The Solitary Reaper" that present the reaper's song as more beautiful than nature are No Nightingale did ever chaunt, More welcome notes to weary bands, Of travelers in some shady haunt, Among Arabian sands: , A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard , In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,

Step-by-step explanation:

These lines have some keywords that talk about beauty and perfection as definitions, the first line with this kind of word is "No Nightingale did ever chaunt , More welcome notes" that means that not even the most beautiful singing could be greater. The second line is "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" where we can see the same kind of comparison.