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

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

3. In the fourth stanza, when the speaker finally places himself in the scene, what is it clear he is there to do?
(a) He is out walking.
(b) He is working on a farm.
(c) He is delivering supplies.
(d) He is there to confess his love for the woman.

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. What technique is employed in lines 7 and 8, "O listen! for the Vale profound / Is overflowing with the sound"?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Antanaclasis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?

2. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

3. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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