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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. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?

2. What kind of building is an abbey?

3. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?

4. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the landscape that the speaker sees.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay that examines "Tintern Abbey" as a loco-descriptive poem. Define the genre and then explain the elements of this specific poem that make it an example of the genre. Finally, offer insight into how Wordsworth uses this genre to express ideas characteristic of British Romanticism. Support your claims with evidence from the poem. Be sure to cite any outside sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

Go online and read about the industrialization of the Wye Valley in Wordsworth's time and the questions critics have asked about the accuracy of his depiction of the landscape. Then, think back to your ideas about the elision of the abbey in the poem. Write an essay that takes and defends a position about whether Wordsworth's elision of the abbey has the same purpose as his elision of the industrial buildings that had begun to appear in the valley during this time period. Support your assertions with evidence from both "Tintern Abbey" and online sources; cite all sources in MLA format.

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