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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?
(a) They are all questions.
(b) They are all periodic sentences.
(c) They are all fragments.
(d) They are all run-ons.

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

5. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?
(a) By a river in the foothills.
(b) In a valley.
(c) At the top of a mountain.
(d) On the hillside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is subtly appropriate about the meter in lines 25 and 26, "Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang / As if her song could have no ending"?

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

4. What reasonable inference can be made about the reaper from line 17, "Will no one tell me what she sings?"?

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

(see the answer key)

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