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Tintern Abbey

This was once a Christian monastery in Wales; by Wordsworth's time it had been an abandoned ruin for more than 200 years.

The Wye

The speaker stands near the banks of this river.

The Cliffs

These sections of the mountains seem to the speaker to connect the land to the sky.

The Sycamore

The speaker reposes under this tree.

The Unripe Fruits

The color of these objects means that they do not visually interrupt the overwhelmingly green landscape.

The Wreaths of Smoke

The speaker thinks that these are like mysterious messages.

The Hermit's Cave

This object may or may not actually be present in the landscape, hidden by trees; the speaker guesses at its presence because of the smoke he sees.

The Lonely Rooms

This is where the speaker passes his time in cities.

The Roe

The speaker compares his boyhood self to this creature; this is...

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