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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 7 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What technique is employed when the speaker says he cannot "paint" the person he used to be?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?
(a) Failing vision.
(b) Fading memories.
(c) Shallow relationships.
(d) Misunderstandings.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the apostrophe in lines 57-59 addressed?

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

3. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "sad perplexity" the speaker feels in line 62?

2. What evidence does the speaker provide that demonstrates how much he enjoyed the sensations of nature when he was younger?

3. What does the speaker say he is gaining from looking at the scene, besides "present pleasure" (65)?

4. What comment does the speaker make about his motivations for being in nature when he was younger?

5. In what ways does the speaker compare himself to an animal?

6. In the third verse paragraph, what argument does the speaker have with himself?

7. What does the speaker say he now sees in nature that he did not see when he was younger?

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