Can you please check if the following paraphrase (?) of Wordsworth's poem is correct? Thank you very much.
1)This poem was probably inspired by a walking tour of the Scottish Highlands which W., his sister Dorothy and Coleridge went on in 1893.
2)In the first stanza the poet orders his listener to behold a “solitary Highland lass” reaping and singing by herself in a field.
3)The poet is probably addressing an imaginary reader. The scene is set in a field, a valley in the Highland.
4)He says that anyone passing by should either stop here, or “gently pass” so as not to disturb her.
5)As she “cuts and binds the grain” she “sings a melancholy strain,” and the valley overflows with the beautiful, sad sound.
6) The speaker says that the sound is more welcome than any chant of the nightingale to weary travelers in the desert, and that the cuckoo-bird in spring never sang with a voice so thrilling.
7)The reaper’s song is therefore compared to the singing of the nightingale and of the cuckoo. The song of the birds and the reaper all arouse pleasant emotions. They suggest far-off and solitary places, e.g. “Arabian sands”, “farthest Hebrides”.
8)They have remoteness and silence in common.
To check if the paraphrase is correct, we can compare it to the original poem by Wordsworth.
1) This statement suggests that the poem was inspired by a walking tour that Wordsworth, his sister Dorothy, and Coleridge took in the Scottish Highlands in 1893. However, it is important to note that the date mentioned is incorrect. Wordsworth lived from 1770 to 1850, so he could not have gone on a tour in 1893. It is possible that there is a typo or error in the date.
2) In the first stanza of Wordsworth's poem, the poet describes a "solitary Highland lass" who is reaping and singing in a field. The paraphrase accurately reflects this description.
3) The paraphrase suggests that the poet is addressing an imaginary reader and that the scene takes place in a field in the Highlands. This interpretation aligns with the original poem.
4) The poet in the original poem states that anyone passing by should either stop and watch the lass, or "gently pass" so as not to disturb her. The paraphrase accurately conveys this message.
5) In the paraphrase, it is stated that as the lass "cuts and binds the grain," she "sings a melancholy strain," and the valley is filled with the beautiful, sad sound. This captures the essence of Wordsworth's description in the original poem.
6) The speaker in the original poem compares the lass's song to the chant of a nightingale and the song of a cuckoo. The paraphrase appropriately includes this comparison.
7) The paraphrase mentions that the songs of the birds and the reaper evoke pleasant emotions and suggest far-off and solitary places like "Arabian sands" and the "farthest Hebrides." This corresponds with the original poem, which implies a sense of remoteness and solitude.
8) Lastly, the paraphrase correctly identifies remoteness and silence as common elements shared by the birds' songs and the reaper's song.
Based on this analysis, the paraphrase appears to be fairly accurate in capturing the main points of Wordsworth's poem. However, it is important to double-check the accuracy of the date mentioned in statement 1.