An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
9

12

6

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1954

1978

1960

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

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

9

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1917

1935

1908
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"helpless in the hollow"

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

Irony

Metaphor

Understatement
8 What is an example of personification?
"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

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

A supermarket

A garden

A park
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Contemplative

Observant

Lively

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

Dogs

Foxes

Squirrels
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's gold

It's green

The couple are holding hands

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

Welsh

English

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?
Embarrassing

Catlike

Lying on one's back

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1978

1972

1985

1990
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Priests

Serfs

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

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcac

abbcca

ababab

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

Statues

Graves

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His son

His girlfriend

His mother

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 graveyard

The pews

The door

The altar
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
An effigy

Snow

A cross

Light
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
21

15

29

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

No one

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