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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. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?
2. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?
3. What is the meaning of the word "lay" in the line "Or is it some more humble lay" (line 21)?
4. 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"?
5. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. 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?
3. Describe the tense shift in "The Solitary Reaper" and explain what it reveals about the poem's narrative present.
4. In what way do the places associated with the two birds create a dramatic contrast with one another?
5. What are the names of the two forms of poetry that are combined in this poem, and how are they combined?
6. Describe the meter of "The Solitary Reaper."
7. Summarize the action of "The Solitary Reaper."
8. To which two birds does the speaker compare the reaper, and what area of the world does the speaker associate with each?
9. What question does the speaker ask in the third stanza, and what two contrasting answers does he speculate about?
10. Describe the rhyme scheme of "The Solitary Reaper."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes the multiple functions performed by the apostrophe to the reader in the poem's first stanza. Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about how the rhyme scheme of "The Solitary Reaper" supports the poem's meaning. Use quoted textual evidence to defend your assertions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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