An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
3

12

6

9
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1964

1954

1960

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

8

7

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1935

1908

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Metaphor

Understatement

Personification

Irony
8 What is an example of personification?
"The Latin names around the base."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."
9 Where is the poem set?
A garden

A supermarket

A park

A church
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Observant

Lively

Curious

Contemplative
11 What animals are at the feet of the earl and countess?
Dogs

Foxes

Lions

Squirrels
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
The couple are holding hands

The couple are singing

It's gold

It's green
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
Welsh

Ancient Greek

English

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?
Embarrassing

Cruel

Catlike

Lying on one's back
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1978

1990

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Royals

Serfs

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"The Latin names around the base."

"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcca

abbcac

abcabc

ababab
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Lovers

Graves

Untruth

Statues
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His father

His mother

His girlfriend

His son
21 What is a theme of the poem?
Protest

Love

Family

War
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The door

The graveyard

The altar

The pews
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
Snow

Light

An effigy

A cross
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
35

21

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

No one

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