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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 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.
(b) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(c) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(d) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.

2. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(c) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(d) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.

3. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Pejorative diction.
(d) Vernacular diction.

4. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(b) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.

5. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Spots of contrasting color.
(b) The decayed remains of buildings.
(c) Stands of trees and brush.
(d) Shallow dips in the landscape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

2. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

3. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

4. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

5. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?

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