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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?
(a) Subjunctive.
(b) Interrogative.
(c) Imperative.
(d) Indicative.

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

4. What is subtly appropriate about the meter in lines 25 and 26, "Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang / As if her song could have no ending"?
(a) The contraction in line 25 creates a second line of trimeter in this stanza, emphasizing the musicality of the song.
(b) Line 26 has four metrical feet instead of the expected three, creating a feeling of "lingering."
(c) The feminine ending of line 26 emphasizes the idea of something that does not end when it is expected to.
(d) Line 25 begins with a dactyl, emphasizing the importance of the content of the reaper's song.

5. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Contraction.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?

2. What is the stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?

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

4. What technique is employed in lines 7 and 8, "O listen! for the Vale profound / Is overflowing with the sound"?

5. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?

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