An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
9

3

6

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1954

1960

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

7

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1908

1935

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"helpless in the hollow"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Understatement

Metaphor

Irony

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

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

A park

A supermarket

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

Lively

Observant

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

Foxes

Dogs

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

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands

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

Ancient Greek

English

Welsh
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing

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

1990

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Serfs

Priests

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

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

ababab

abcabc

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

Lovers

Graves

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

His son

His father

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?
War

Family

Protest

Love
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The pews

The door

The altar

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

A cross

An effigy

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

35

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

No one

Monica Jones

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