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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 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is employed in line 64, "While here I stand, not only with the sense"?
(a) Paraprosdokian.
(b) Inversion.
(c) Isocolon.
(d) Platitude.

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 stomach.
(b) In his blood.
(c) In his bones.
(d) In his throat.

3. Which is the best definition of "perplexity" in the context of line 62?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Complication.

4. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?
(a) Youthful vitality.
(b) Passionate emotion.
(c) Unthinking selfishness.
(d) Physical sensations.

5. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?
(a) Oak.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Aspen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?

2. What is a "roe" (line 69)?

3. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?

4. What is emphasized by the unusual word order in line 78's "What then I was"?

5. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

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