<u>Answer</u>:
- <u>burthen</u> → the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
- <u>recompence</u> → a silly or foolish person
- <u>loon</u> → meaning, weight, or significance
- <u>rill</u> → reward
- <u>measure</u> → a small stream
<u>Prompt</u>:
Match the underlined word in each verse to its meaning in the context of the poem.
[Meaning #1:] the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
[Meaning #2:] a silly or foolish person
[Meaning #3:] meaning, weight, or significance
[Meaning #4:] reward
[Meaning #5:] a small stream
[Verse #1:] "In which the <u>burthen</u> of the mystery, / In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world, / Is lightened:"
(from "Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth) → [Box #1]
[Verse #2:] "Faint I, nor mourn nor murmur, other gifts / Have followed; for such loss, I would believe, / Abundant <u>recompence</u>"
(from "Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth) → [Box #2]
[Verse #3:] "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard <u>loon</u>!"
(from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge) → [Box #3]
[Verse #4:] "nor yet beside the <u>rill</u>,
Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he;"
(from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray) → [Box #4]
[Verse #5:] "Where was heard the mingled <u>measure</u>
From the fountain and the caves."
(from "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge) → [Box #5]
<u>Commentary</u>: I hope that this helps you. The Lord bless you and keep you, my friend. Shalom