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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?
(a) Simple.
(b) Honest.
(c) Unmarried.
(d) Alone.

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

3. What technique is evident in the line "Breaking the silence of the seas" (line 15)?
(a) Aphorismus.
(b) Sibilance.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

5. What is the "sickle" in line 28?
(a) A sharp cutting tool.
(b) A tied sheaf of grain.
(c) A mark dyed into wool to track sheep.
(d) A handle used to pull a cart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?

3. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?

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 which stanza does the speaker make it clear that this event happened some time in the past?

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