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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. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?

2. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?

3. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?

4. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?

5. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

Read "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood," by William Wordsworth (widely available online). Write an essay that compares and contrasts the theme of this poem with the theme of "Tintern Abbey." How do these poems portray the recollection of youth? What relationship do these poems posit between humans and the natural world? What contribution do their differing techniques and forms make to the two poems' themes? Support your claims with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from both poems, and be sure to cite your sources in MLA format.

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