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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second stanza, to whom is the nightingale depicted singing?
(a) Travelers.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) The speaker.
(d) The reaper.

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

3. What do the metaphors in lines 9-12 and 13-16 have in common?
(a) They both compare traveling to a specific time of year.
(b) They both compare the speaker to a traveler.
(c) They both compare the reaper to a bird.
(d) The both compare music to a geographical location.

4. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?
(a) Over there, that one.
(b) Nearby, this one.
(c) You.
(d) My.

5. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Inversion.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "sickle" in line 28?

2. What is the young woman doing in the field?

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

4. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?

5. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?

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