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Tintern Abbey is a notable literary work by William Wordsworth. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Tintern Abbey.

Key info

Author: William Wordsworth (1770-1850). 

Title of the Author: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from (1843-50)/ Most influential romantic poet/ Lake Poet/ Poet of Nature 

Full Title: “Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the bank of the wye during a tour July 13, 1798.”

Total Lines: 162

Genre: Romantic Poetry

Published Date: 1798, as part of the collection “Lyrical Ballads.” There was a revised edition published in 1800 as well.

Written Date: 13 July, 1798.

Form: Ode

Meter: Blank Verse

Tone: Awe-filled, respectful, wise

Stanza: 5

 

Setting

Time Setting: During the summer month of July in the year 1798.

Place Setting: On the banks of the Wye River in southeast Wales, north of the big city of Cardiff.