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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Modern political events.
(b) Ordinary, everyday troubles.
(c) The beauty of the Highlands.
(d) Love and romance.

2. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?
(a) The reaper.
(b) The speaker.
(c) Travelers.
(d) Shepherds.

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) Tune or song.
(c) A plan or pattern.
(d) A narrative poem written in couplets.

4. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?
(a) The both compare music to a geographical location.
(b) They both compare the speaker to a traveler.
(c) They both compare traveling to a specific time of year.
(d) They both compare the reaper to a bird.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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