An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

3

9

6

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1960

1954

1964

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

8

7

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1917

1908

1935

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

"above their scrap of history"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?

Personification

Understatement

Irony

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"
9 Where is the poem set?

A church

A park

A garden

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Observant

Curious

Lively

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

Foxes

Squirrels

Lions

Dogs
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

It's green

The couple are singing
13 What language are the couple's names written in?

Ancient Greek

English

Welsh

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?

Lying on one's back

Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?

1990

1985

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Priests

Royals

Nobility

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"What will survive of us is love."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

abbcca

ababab

abcabc

abbcac
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"

Statues

Lovers

Untruth

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His son

His mother

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Family

Protest

War

Love
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?

An effigy

A cross

Light

Snow
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?

29

21

35

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

No one

Monica Jones

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