Question

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "sense sublime" first stage: nature valued purely for its physical beauty second stage: nature valued as a source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding third stage: nature viewed as a type of divine presence

Answer 1

C) third stage: nature viewed as a type of divine presence

Answer 2

Answer: the correct answer is third stage: nature viewed as a type of divine presence.

Explanation: "Tintern Abbey" is a poem written by William Wordsworth. The author says: "...And I have felt  

A presence that disturbs me with the joy  

Of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime  

Of something far more deeply interfused,  

Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns,  

And the round ocean and the living air,  

And the blue sky, and in the mind of man:  

A motion and a spirit, that impels  

All thinking things, all objects of all thought,..."