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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "thou" addressed in line 117?
(a) The reader.
(b) The speaker's sister.
(c) God.
(d) The Wye.

2. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his bones.
(b) In his stomach.
(c) In his blood.
(d) In his throat.

3. What device is used in the phrase "evil tongues" (131)?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Euphemism.

4. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?
(a) Elision.
(b) Cacophony.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Alliteration.

5. How does the speaker say his many excursions in nature impacted his desire to come to this particular landscape with his sister?
(a) Despite all the time he has already spent in nature, he was still eager to come.
(b) He really only came to the valley to see whether his memories were still accurate.
(c) His appreciation of the Wye valley is dimmed by other natural scenes he has experienced.
(d) He only came on this trip as a favor to his sister, because he is weary of traveling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most accurate paraphrase of "Suffer my genial spirits to decay" (116)?

2. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?

3. How does the speaker characterize the daytime activities of humans in the city?

4. What technique is used in the phrase "green pastoral landscape"?

5. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?

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