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

2. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?
(a) Clouded vision.
(b) Pounding heart.
(c) Narrowing canyon.
(d) Rushing water.

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

4. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?
(a) Changeable, wavering.
(b) Conceited, proud.
(c) Unsuccessful, doomed to failure.
(d) Foolish, worthless.

5. What technique is employed when the speaker calls the view "food" for future years (line 66)?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In line 75, what word does the speaker use to characterize his boyhood pleasures?

3. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

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

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