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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) Ballade.
(b) Octet.
(c) Ottava rima.
(d) Octave.

4. Who is the author of "The Solitary Reaper"?
(a) John Keats.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) William Blake.

5. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Contraction.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Verbal irony.

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. Which stanza could be reasonably called the most positive in tone?

3. What technique is evident in the line "Breaking the silence of the seas" (line 15)?

4. Which of the following most clearly communicates the speaker's admiration for the reaper's singing ability?

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

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