This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question, with the underline words.
Match the underlined word in each verse to its meaning in the context of the poem.
the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
a silly or foolish person
meaning, weight, or significance
reward
a small stream
1. "In which the burthen of the mystery, / In which the heavy and the weary weight of all this unintelligible world, / Is lightened:" (from "Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth)
2. "Faint I, nor mourn nor murmur, other gifts / Have followed; for such
loss, I would believe, / Abundant recompence" (from "Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth)
3. "Hold offl unhand me, grey-beard loon!" (from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
4. "nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he;" (from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray)
5. "Where was heard the mingled measure. From the fountain and the caves." (from "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Answer:
burthen - meaning, weight, or significance
recompence - reward
loon - a silly of foolish person
rill - a small stream
measure - the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
Step-by-step explanation:
When we read the word burthen, we notice it looks and sounds similar to "burden". That's because burthen is an archaic spelling of "burden". A burden refers to something heavy, difficult to carry around. Thus, burthen means "weight"
Recompence, nowadays more commonly spelled "recompense", is a synonym for reward.
Add an extra -y to loon, and you'll get loony. That can help you guess what it means, even if not precisely: a silly, foolish person, someone who does not see things in an ordinary manner.
Even though it is not a usual word, rill is the same as a small stream or brook.
Last but not least, measure refers to the rhythm of a poem or a piece of music. Just like the words above, it is not commonly used nowadays. We tend to use the words "beat" or "rhythm" in this case.