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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Platitude.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Elision.

2. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?
(a) Unsuccessful, doomed to failure.
(b) Conceited, proud.
(c) Changeable, wavering.
(d) Foolish, worthless.

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

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

5. Which is the best definition of "perplexity" in the context of line 62?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Complication.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Confusion.

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

7. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?
(a) To limit or define.
(b) To drive or motivate action.
(c) To inspire and improve.
(d) To force compliance.

8. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?
(a) All things are unified and guided by a single spiritual force.
(b) It is natural for people to get more philosophical and less emotional as they age.
(c) Nature is far more mysterious than most people understand.
(d) Although essentially amoral, nature can still teach humans important lessons.

9. 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 less concealed and secretive.
(c) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(d) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.

10. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?
(a) The "still sad music of philosophy."
(b) The "still sad music of the past."
(c) The "still sad music of humanity."
(d) The "still sad music of the spheres."

11. What technique is employed when the speaker calls the view "food" for future years (line 66)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Verbal irony.

12. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?
(a) Passionate emotion.
(b) Physical sensations.
(c) Unthinking selfishness.
(d) Youthful vitality.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the apostrophe in lines 57-59 addressed?

2. How does the speaker characterize the daytime activities of humans in the city?

3. What is emphasized by the unusual word order in line 78's "What then I was"?

4. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?

5. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?

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