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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 7 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

2. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?

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

4. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What two elements does the first stanza mention that contribute to the sense that the scene is unbroken and whole?

2. What does the speaker mean in line 47 when he talks about becoming "a living soul"?

3. Where has the speaker been for the past five years, and how has the memory of this landscape impacted him?

4. What are two possibilities that the speaker imagines as the origin of the smoke he sees?

5. What literal and philosophical impact do the cliffs have on the landscape the speaker is viewing?

6. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

7. What does the speaker say about the hedge-rows, and what does this reveal about his perspective on the scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the relationship "Tintern Abbey'" posits between nature, the sublime, and transcendence. Establish the literary definitions of the Romantic terms "sublime" and "transcendence" and then provide analysis of how the poem treats these topics and their relationship to nature. Provide textual evidence to support your analysis, and cite all sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about Wordsworth's use of musical devices in "Tintern Abbey." Take a position about the purpose of these devices and use both quoted and paraphrased evidence from throughout the poem to support your assertions. Consider how at least three of these devices impact the poem's tone and meaning.

Essay Topic 3

In the final section of "Tintern Abbey," the speaker talks about a spiritual presence that moves through everything that observes and is observed. Write an essay that analyzes how Wordsworth uses polysyndeton, imagery, and diction to create a sense that everything is connected; explain how this sense of connectedness supports the poem's thematic concern with the spiritual unity of the world. Provide both quoted and paraphrased evidence to support your observations.

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