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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 line 4, "Stop here, or gently pass!" what is the grammatical mood of the words "stop" and "pass"?
2. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
3. 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"?
4. Which is the best interpretation of line 6's reference to "a melancholy strain"?
5. What is the stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?
Short Essay Questions
1. To which two birds does the speaker compare the reaper, and what area of the world does the speaker associate with each?
2. Describe the tense shift in "The Solitary Reaper" and explain what it reveals about the poem's narrative present.
3. 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?
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. Describe the rhyme scheme of "The Solitary Reaper."
8. Summarize the action of "The Solitary Reaper."
9. 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.
10. What question does the speaker ask in the third stanza, and what two contrasting answers does he speculate about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the portrayal of the feminine in "The Solitary Reaper." Defend your assertions with textual evidence.
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 poem's use of caesura in the first and fourth stanzas. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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