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1	“Tintern Abbey” p. 235
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3	Nature Poetry of Romantic Period Treats rustic/natural subject matter with high seriousness Antithetical to Enlightenment emphasis on human civilization Rooted in 17^th and 18^th century art, landscaping, and tourism
4	Landscape Painting
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9	Landscaping and Gardening
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12	Tourism
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14	Romantic Aesthetics Beautiful Calm, soothing, pleasant, secure Sublime Awe-inspiring, mysterious, terrible, infinite/eternal
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16	“Tintern Abbey”
17	What features of the natural landscape does the speaker describe? “Beautiful” features Line 4— “soft inland murmur” Line 8— “quiet of the sky”
18	What features of the natural landscape does the speaker describe? “Beautiful” features Lines 10-14— speaker “reposes” in an orchard on “cottage plots” Line 16— “pastoral farms”
19	What features of the natural landscape does the speaker describe? “Sublime” features Line 3—“rolling from their mountain springs” Lines 5-8— “steep and lofty cliffs” of the “wild secluded scene”
20	What features of the natural landscape does the speaker describe? “Sublime” features Line 14— orchard trees “lose themselves ’Mid groves and copses” Line 16— hedgerows are “sportive” and “run wild”
21	What features of the natural landscape does the speaker describe? “Sublime” features Line 17— “wreaths of smoke . . . among the trees”
22	Who is the speaker of the poem? Persona who narrates the poem Wordsworth himself Meditates on personal experience as tourist Examines emotional impact of memories of Tintern Abbey
23	How did memories of nature affect the speaker? “Beautiful” effects Lines 22-30—Provided emotional comfort and tranquility Antidote to the “din” of urban settings
24	How did memories of nature affect the speaker? “Beautiful” effects Lines 30-35—Built moral character Inspired “acts of kindness and of love”
25	How did memories of nature affect the speaker? “Sublime” effects Lines 35-45—Gave insight into spiritual meaning of life We “become a living soul” and “see into the life of things”
26	What is the speaker’s transformation? Lines 58-93—Speaker traces transformation “Boyish days”—thoughtless enjoyment of nature Maturity—recognizes nature’s moral and spiritual power
27	Who is the speaker’s companion? Lines 114-115—Speaker addresses companion His “dearest friend” His younger sister, Dorothy Wordsworth
28	What does the speaker see in his companion’s response to nature? Lines 116-121—Speaker analyzes companion’s response Image of his former youthful self Future repetition of his relationship to nature
29	What does the speaker see in his companion’s response to nature? Lines 121-conclusion—Speaker predicts companion’s future relationship to nature Memories of nature will sustain her in times of trouble
30	What is the relationship of humanity to nature? Humanity’s perception of nature provides Comfort Moral guidance Spiritual insight