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

2. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?
(a) Passing from one phase of matter into another.
(b) To purify or refine.
(c) Complete and total.
(d) Transcendent experience.

3. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?
(a) The Wye.
(b) The Dee.
(c) The Severn.
(d) The Thames.

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

5. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Competitive to the point of aggression.
(b) Carried away by playful emotion.
(c) Ungovernable, unmanageable.
(d) Of or related to sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

2. What are "copses" (line 14)?

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

4. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

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

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