An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
3

9

12

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1960

1954

1964

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

8

7

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1908

1917

1922

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

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

Understatement

Metaphor

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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"
9 Where is the poem set?
A garden

A church

A park

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Curious

Contemplative

Observant

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

Squirrels

Lions

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

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands

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

Ancient Greek

English

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1990

1972

1978
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."

"Only an attitude remains"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"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"
Graves

Untruth

Statues

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

His mother

His girlfriend

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

War

Love

Family
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?
A cross

Light

An effigy

Snow
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
35

15

29

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

No one

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