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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Solitary Reaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?
(a) They are all questions.
(b) They are all periodic sentences.
(c) They are all fragments.
(d) They are all run-ons.

2. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) William Blake.
(b) John Keats.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) William Wordsworth.

3. What is the stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) Octet.
(b) Ballade.
(c) Ottava rima.
(d) Octave.

4. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?
(a) A sad song.
(b) Persistent pain.
(c) A difficult burden.
(d) Hard work.

5. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?
(a) Wales.
(b) The Hebrides.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

2. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?

3. In the fourth stanza, when the speaker finally places himself in the scene, what is it clear he is there to do?

4. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

5. What is the "sickle" in line 28?

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