Question

What does the speaker imagine is responsible for the smoke rising above the trees?

• A. A factory
• B. A bakery
• C. A forest fire
• D. A Hermit

Answer 1

Answer:

D. A Hermit

In William Wordsworth’s poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”, the speaker observes smoke rising among the trees and imagines it might be from a hermit’s hut, nestled in the wilderness.

Lines from the poem:
“...wreaths of smoke
Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!
With some uncertain notice, as might seem
Of vagrant dwellers in the houseless woods,
Or of some Hermit's cave...”

• The speaker does not know exactly what causes the smoke but imagines it might be from a hermit living a quiet, solitary life in nature.

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