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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 evident in the poem's opening line, "Behold her, single in the field" (line 1)?
(a) Apology.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Analogy.

2. In which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The third.
(c) The first.
(d) The second.

3. What is the young woman doing in the field?
(a) Watching the speaker from the hillside.
(b) Watching over grazing sheep.
(c) Harvesting a grain crop.
(d) Pushing a cart down a path.

4. 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) Tune or song.
(c) A narrative poem written in couplets.
(d) A reclining position.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?

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

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