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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. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?
2. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?
3. What do all three sentences in the third stanza have in common?
4. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?
5. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the rhyme scheme of "The Solitary Reaper."
2. Describe the meter of "The Solitary Reaper."
3. To which two birds does the speaker compare the reaper, and what area of the world does the speaker associate with each?
4. What are the names of the two forms of poetry that are combined in this poem, and how are they combined?
5. 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.
6. Describe the tense shift in "The Solitary Reaper" and explain what it reveals about the poem's narrative present.
7. In what way do the places associated with the two birds create a dramatic contrast with one another?
8. What question does the speaker ask in the third stanza, and what two contrasting answers does he speculate about?
9. 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?
10. Summarize the action of "The Solitary Reaper."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you evaluate how characteristic the language of "The Solitary Reaper" is as an example of Wordsworth's style. Research the elements of style considered typical of Wordsworth's writing and use evidence from this research as well as quoted evidence from the poem itself to support your ideas. Cite all sources 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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