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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Anthimeria.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Euphemism.

3. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his bones.
(b) In his stomach.
(c) In his throat.
(d) In his blood.

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

5. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The wreaths of smoke.
(b) The entire landscape.
(c) The unripe fruits.
(d) The hermit and vagrants.

6. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Lonely."
(b) "Secluded."
(c) "Darkened."
(d) "Dim."

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

8. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?
(a) Pleonasm.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Oxymoron.

9. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(b) Spots of contrasting color.
(c) Stands of trees and brush.
(d) The decayed remains of buildings.

10. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?
(a) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) John Keats.

11. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?
(a) Confusion about his own ambitions.
(b) Confusion about his relationships.
(c) Confusion about why the world is the way it is.
(d) Confusion about the difference between philosophy and experience.

12. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?
(a) Its perspective.
(b) Its tone.
(c) Its length.
(d) Its syntax.

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

14. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?
(a) Anaphora, assonance.
(b) Sibilance, litotes.
(c) Litotes, anaphora.
(d) Assonance, sibilance.

15. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(b) The positive memories created for others.
(c) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.
(d) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?

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

4. What kind of image opens the poem?

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

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