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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 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) Simile.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Inversion.

2. What is the "sickle" in line 28?
(a) A tied sheaf of grain.
(b) A handle used to pull a cart.
(c) A sharp cutting tool.
(d) A mark dyed into wool to track sheep.

3. 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.

4. In the lines "Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow / For old, unhappy, far-off things," what does "plaintive numbers" refer to (lines 18-19)?
(a) The reaper's personal experience.
(b) Time and history.
(c) The song.
(d) The reaper's tears.

5. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) John Keats.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Percy Shelley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?

2. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?

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

4. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?

5. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?

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