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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. What techniques are evidence in line 88's phrase "nor mourn nor murmur"?

2. In line 75, what word does the speaker use to characterize his boyhood pleasures?

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

4. Which is the best definition of "perplexity" in the context of line 62?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that considers how the speaker's elevation above the valley both obscures and reveals important aspects of the scene. Think about what he chooses to describe and how he describes it as well as what he chooses to leave out of his description of the scene. Consider how his elevation changes his perspective, leaves certain things in doubt, and clarifies other things. Connect your observations to the thematic motifs of unity and the sublime. Support your claims with evidence from the poem. Be sure to cite any outside sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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