Available Answers

1. 1.

   What was the reaper doing when the speaker first saw her?

2. 2.

   What does the speaker compare the reaper's song to? How does he make the comparison?

3. 3.

   What does the speaker think could be the subject of the song? Why does he think that the song must be a sad one?

4. 4.

   The speaker says that the song seemed to reach everywhere and go on and on. How?

5. 5.

   Stop here, or gently pass?

   1. Which place is referred to as 'here'?
   2. Why does the speaker say 'stop' or 'gently pass'?
   3. Whom could he be talking to? Could he be addressing himself?
6. 6.

   Will no one tell me what she sings?

   What does this line suggest? Did the speaker understand the words of the song? How else do we know that he was unsure about the meaning of the song?