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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 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) Line 26 has four metrical feet instead of the expected three, creating a feeling of "lingering."
(b) The feminine ending of line 26 emphasizes the idea of something that does not end when it is expected to.
(c) The contraction in line 25 creates a second line of trimeter in this stanza, emphasizing the musicality of the song.
(d) Line 25 begins with a dactyl, emphasizing the importance of the content of the reaper's song.
2. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Inversion.
(d) Simile.
3. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?
(a) The metaphors in the second stanza.
(b) The poem's elevated diction.
(c) The repeated use of exclamation points.
(d) The poem's nature imagery.
4. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?
(a) The third.
(b) The second.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The first.
5. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Persistent pain.
(c) A sad song.
(d) A difficult burden.
Short Answer Questions
1. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
2. What is the "sickle" in line 28?
3. In the fourth stanza, when the speaker finally places himself in the scene, what is it clear he is there to do?
4. Besides that the reaper may be singing about some terrible moment in history, what else does the speaker guess she might be singing about?
5. How does line 3, "Reaping and singing by herself," interrupt the poem's dominant metrical pattern?
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