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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 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?
(a) It creates a rhythmic tone that mimics footsteps.
(b) It distinguishes between the poet's senses and thoughts.
(c) It connects the present to the future.
(d) It stresses the speaker's serene state of mind.

2. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?
(a) Rushing water.
(b) Clouded vision.
(c) Pounding heart.
(d) Narrowing canyon.

3. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.
(b) The positive memories created for others.
(c) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(d) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.

4. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?
(a) Elision.
(b) Cacophony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Sibilance.

5. What is a "roe" (line 69)?
(a) A deer.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?

2. What is implied by the speaker's mention of being here he can no longer hear his sister's voice?

3. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

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

5. Which technique is used in the phrase "the fever of the world" in line 55?

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