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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

2. What technique is evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Apology.

3. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?
(a) A reclining position.
(b) A narrative poem written in couplets.
(c) A plan or pattern.
(d) Tune or song.

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

5. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?
(a) Nearby, this one.
(b) Over there, that one.
(c) My.
(d) You.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?

3. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?

4. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?

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

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