LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nature loses its ability to affect human emotion over time.
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Sensitivity to nature’s message comes with age.
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Life experience does not have to power to alter human opinions.
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It is not possible to appreciate beauty once one has aged.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Nature can help people during difficult times. Explanation: This is the statement that best describes the theme of William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey.” In this poem, Wordsworth reflects on the role that the nature that surrounds Tintern Abbey has had on his life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements describes the theme of William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey"? Nature can help people during difficult times.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ‘Tintern Abbey’ the poet says that Nature is: “ The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, The guide, the guardian of my heart and soul Of all my moral beings". Wordsworth identifies himself with a special message of Nature’s relation to man and of man to Nature. He creates a gospel of Nature and Man.
Detailed explanation-4: -/ˌtɪntən ˈæbi/ /ˌtɪntərn ˈæbi/ a beautiful ruined abbey (= religious building) by the River Wye, near the border between England and Wales. It was originally built in the 12th century.
Detailed explanation-5: -William Wordsworth’s style of writing was blank verse. “Tintern Abbey” was written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. The poem opens up with the speaker telling us how much time has passed since he has been to Tintern Abbey. He is so descriptive that he tells us that it has been five summers and five winters.