CBSE Book Class 9 English Poetry The Solitary Reaper

Poetry

UNIT-8

1. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions  by ticking the correct choice.

(a) The central idea of the poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is _____.

    (i) well sung songs give us happiness

    (ii) melodious sounds appeal to all

    (iii) beautiful experiences give us life-long pleasure

    (iv) reapers can sing like birds

(b) In the poem  'The Solitary Reaper'  to whom does the poet say  ' Stop here or gently pass'?

   (i) to the people cutting corn

   (ii) to himself

   (iii) to the people who make noise

   (iv) to all the passers by

(c) 'The Solitary Reaper' is a narrative poem set to music. This form of verse is called a______.

   (i) ballad 

   (ii) soliloquy

  (iii) monologue

  (iv) sonnet

(d) The poet's lament in the poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is that __________.

   (i) he cannot understand the song

  (ii) he did not know the lass

  (iii) she stopped singing at once

  (iv) he had to move away

(e) The setting of the poem is ___________.

  (i) Arabia

  (ii) Hebrides

  (iii) Scotland

  (iv) England

Please refer to the link below - CBSE Class 9 English Poetry The Solitary Reaper