Read William Wordsworth's "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" and answer the questions that appear below. When you are done answering the questions, see the instructions at the bottom of the page to find out what to do with your answers.
- Judging from lines 22-65, what three major benefits has Wordsworth derived from having once beheld the beauty of this natural scene?
- What "gifts" or sustenance does Wordsworth find in nature and at what times in his life has he felt impelled to recall the "picture in the mind" of the scene depicted in lines 22-65?
- In lines 65-111, the poet describes two phases of his developing attitude toward nature. What was his attitude when he first visited the Wye and how does his present attitude differ from his feeling then?
- In the last section of the poem, Wordsworth turns his attention to his sister Dorothy and her attitude toward nature. How is Wordsworth's affection for his sister connected with the themes of the poem?
Once you have answered the above questions, put your answers on a MOO Note and place the note in the Assignment Box in your teacher's classroom in the Villa Diodati.