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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
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 the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
3. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?
4. Which line uses deliberate redundancy for emphasis?
5. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the names of the two forms of poetry that are combined in this poem, and how are they combined?
2. What question does the speaker ask in the third stanza, and what two contrasting answers does he speculate about?
3. In what way do the places associated with the two birds create a dramatic contrast with one another?
4. How does the speaker's line 26 description of the reaper singing "As if her song could have no ending" reinforce the meaning of the poem's ending?
5. Describe the rhyme scheme of "The Solitary Reaper."
6. Describe the meter of "The Solitary Reaper."
7. Describe the tense shift in "The Solitary Reaper" and explain what it reveals about the poem's narrative present.
8. To which two birds does the speaker compare the reaper, and what area of the world does the speaker associate with each?
9. Summarize the action of "The Solitary Reaper."
10. Explain how the mention of "spring-time" in line 14's description of the cuckoo enhances the contrast between this image and the image of the nightingale.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the significance of the reaper's Scots origin. Defend your ideas with evidence from the text. If you use outside sources, credit them in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about mood in "The Solitary Reaper." Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the relationship of the reaper to the land in "The Solitary Reaper." Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.
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