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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Anthimeria.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Litotes.

2. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Pejorative diction.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Vernacular diction.

3. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?
(a) Anaphora, assonance.
(b) Litotes, anaphora.
(c) Sibilance, litotes.
(d) Assonance, sibilance.

4. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.
(b) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.

5. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?
(a) Its length.
(b) Its tone.
(c) Its syntax.
(d) Its perspective.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?

3. What kind of image opens the poem?

4. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

5. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

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