Question

Which of the four poems—“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” the excerpt from The Prelude, “Ode to a Nightingale,” and “Ode to the West Wind”—directly addresses events of the historical context in which the author lived?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.

Explanation:

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey is a poem that is rooted in the personal history of William Wordsworth. The full title of the poem is Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798.

The poem concerns Wordsworth revisiting Wye Valley after five years of his first visitation. The poem is commonly known as 'Tintern Abbey.'

Therefore, the poem that concerns the author's personal history is Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.