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

2. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?
(a) "Stop here, or gently pass" (line 4).
(b) "I listened, motionless and still" (line 29).
(c) "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1).
(d) "For old, unhappy, far-off things" (line 19).

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

4. What technique is evident in the line "Breaking the silence of the seas" (line 15)?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Aphorismus.

5. The characterization of the woman as a "Highland Lass" indicates that she is a young woman from what area?
(a) Wales.
(b) The Hebrides.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the lines "Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow / For old, unhappy, far-off things," what does "plaintive numbers" refer to (lines 18-19)?

3. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?

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

5. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?

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