An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

3

6

9

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1964

1960

1954

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

8

7

6

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

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

Personification

Irony

Metaphor

Understatement
8 What is an example of personification?

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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

A garden

A church

A supermarket

A park
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Contemplative

Curious

Lively

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

Lions

Squirrels

Dogs

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

The couple are holding hands

It's green

It's gold

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

Welsh

English

Ancient Greek

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?

Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1990

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Serfs

Royals

Nobility

Priests
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"What will survive of us is love."

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

abbcac

abcabc

abbcca

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

Graves

Lovers

Statues

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His mother

His son

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Love

Family

Protest

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

The graveyard

The door

The pews

The altar
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?

29

21

35

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

No one

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