Solitary Reaper

Which word in the first stanza signifies she is all alone in the field?

• Behold

• Solitary

• Highland

• Reaping

What is the lass doing when the poet sees her?

• She is chopping wood.

• She is binding the grass

• She is reaping and singing

• She is crossing the road

"Ans sings a melancholic strain" What is the meaning of melancholic?

• sad

• happy

• excited

• irritating

Which two birds is the girl's voice compared to?

• cuckoo

• peacock

• nightingale

• dove

Breaking the silence of the seas. Identify the figure of speech.

• Repetition

• Simile

• Rhyming

• Personification

"Will no one tell me what she sings" Why is the poet asking this question?

• She is singing the song very fast.

• She is singing in a language he cannot understand.

• He cannot hear her.

What was the lass using to cut the grass?

• knife

• blade

• axe

• sickle

Was the poet able to hear the song after he left the valley?

• Yes

• No

The poet is wondering what the lass is singing about?

• Some battles fought long ago

• Natural loss

• humble matters of today

Hebrides is _____________

• a sea

• a group of islands

• a valley

• a desert