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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) Percy Shelley.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) William Blake.
(d) John Keats.

2. Besides that the reaper may be singing about some terrible moment in history, what else does the speaker guess she might be singing about?
(a) Ordinary, everyday troubles.
(b) Modern political events.
(c) The beauty of the Highlands.
(d) Love and romance.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?

3. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?

4. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?

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

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