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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. In line 75, what word does the speaker use to characterize his boyhood pleasures?
(a) "Coarser."
(b) "Heedless."
(c) "Foolish."
(d) "Sweeter."

2. Which technique is used in the phrase "the fever of the world" in line 55?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Simile.

3. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?
(a) It creates a rhythmic tone that mimics footsteps.
(b) It connects the present to the future.
(c) It distinguishes between the poet's senses and thoughts.
(d) It stresses the speaker's serene state of mind.

4. What kind of building is an abbey?
(a) A monastery or convent.
(b) A castle.
(c) A country home.
(d) A cathedral.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What techniques are evidence in line 88's phrase "nor mourn nor murmur"?

5. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?

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