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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. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his bones.
(b) In his throat.
(c) In his blood.
(d) In his stomach.

2. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Spots of contrasting color.
(b) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(c) Stands of trees and brush.
(d) The decayed remains of buildings.

3. What kind of image opens the poem?
(a) A visual image of the mountains.
(b) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.
(c) An auditory image of the water.
(d) An olfactory image of smoke.

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

5. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?

2. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?

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

4. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

5. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

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