An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

3

12

9
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1954

1960

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

6

8

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1908

1917

1935
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?
Understatement

Metaphor

Personification

Irony
8 What is an example of personification?
"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

A church

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?
Dogs

Foxes

Lions

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

The couple are holding hands

It's gold

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

English

Latin

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?
Cruel

Lying on one's back

Catlike

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1972

1978

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Nobility

Royals

Priests

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"What will survive of us is love."

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

abbcca

ababab

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

Untruth

Graves

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

His girlfriend

His son

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

War

Family

Protest
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The altar

The pews

The door

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

Snow

A cross

An effigy
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
29

15

35

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

No one

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