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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 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does the diction in line 135, "Shall e'er prevail against us," contrast with much of the diction in the rest of the poem?
(a) It is more colloquial.
(b) It is more elevated.
(c) It is more pejorative.
(d) It is more concrete.

2. What techniques are evident in "the shooting lights/ Of thy wild eyes"?
(a) Assonance and simile.
(b) Imagery and assonance.
(c) Juxtaposition and imagery.
(d) Simile and juxtaposition.

3. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?
(a) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.
(b) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(c) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.
(d) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.

4. What techniques are evidence in line 88's phrase "nor mourn nor murmur"?
(a) Consonance and antithesis.
(b) Antithesis and cacophony.
(c) Parallelism and consonance.
(d) Cacophony and parallelism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "thou" addressed in line 117?

2. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?

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

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

5. Which is the best definition of "intercourse" in the context of line 134?

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