An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
12

3

6

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

1960

1978

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1922

1908

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Understatement

Irony

Metaphor

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?
"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."
9 Where is the poem set?
A church

A supermarket

A park

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

Curious

Contemplative

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

Foxes

Dogs

Lions
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's green

It's gold

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
Welsh

Ancient Greek

Latin

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing

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

1972

1990

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Nobility

Priests

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"Only an attitude remains"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"What will survive of us is love."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcca

ababab

abbcac

abcabc
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Statues

Graves

Lovers

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His mother

His girlfriend

His son

His father
21 What is a theme of the poem?
Family

Love

Protest

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

The altar

The door

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

Snow

An effigy

A cross
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
15

35

21

29
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

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