Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth Flashcards
Where is “Tintern Abbey” set?
Tintern Abbey
How long had it been since the soeaker last visited Tintern Abbey?
Five years
What does the speaker do in the poem?
Reminsce of his past experiences in Tintern Abbey
Who is the dear friend and sister that Wordsworth makes mention to in the last stanza?
Dorothy
What does Wordsworth advice Dorothy to do in the last stanza?
To take his discovery to heart and to have faith that nature will always provide solace and fresh insight
Tintern Abbey ends with Wordswort pleading with Dorothy and his readers to remember him. True or false?
True.
When does the poem take place?
July 13, 1789
What part of collection is this poem a part of?
Lyrical Ballads (1798)
What place is the speaker revisiting?
A place in the English countryside, a few miles upstream from the ruin of Tintern Abbey
What influence does this nature have on Wordsworth?
The forms he sees have sustained him and may have even prompted him to perform acts of kindness and love
Who was a significant literary influence in Wordsworth’s literary career?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What is a prominent literary device Wordsworth uses throughout his poem?
Imagery
What exactly is Tintern Abbey?
It’s a ruin of an abbey–a monestery or convent
What does the eye in line 48 mean?
It’s Wordsworth’s term for the self-reflective mind, the contemplative mind looking back on itself
What is the place that from which Wordsworth locates the source of his insipiration?
The River Wye, an aspect of the landscape he sees
