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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?
(a) "Stop here, or gently pass" (line 4).
(b) "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1).
(c) "I listened, motionless and still" (line 29).
(d) "For old, unhappy, far-off things" (line 19).

2. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?
(a) Alone.
(b) Unmarried.
(c) Simple.
(d) Honest.

3. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?
(a) The first.
(b) The third.
(c) The second.
(d) The fourth.

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

5. Where are "the farthest Hebrides" (line 16)?
(a) Australia.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Chile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides that the reaper may be singing about some terrible moment in history, what else does the speaker guess she might be singing about?

2. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?

3. What technique is evident in the line "Breaking the silence of the seas" (line 15)?

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

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

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