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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 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Oak.

2. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?
(a) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.
(b) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(c) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.
(d) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.

3. Which technique is employed in line 64, "While here I stand, not only with the sense"?
(a) Paraprosdokian.
(b) Inversion.
(c) Platitude.
(d) Isocolon.

4. Which technique is used in the phrase "the fever of the world" in line 55?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Simile.

5. What technique is employed when the speaker says he cannot "paint" the person he used to be?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Metonymy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in lines 100-101: "And the round ocean and the living air,/ And the blue sky, and in the mind of man"?

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

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

4. What kind of building is an abbey?

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

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