An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

12

3

9

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1978

1964

1954

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

7

9

8

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1922

1908

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"above their scrap of history"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

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

Metaphor

Understatement

Personification

Irony
8 What is an example of personification?

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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

A church

A supermarket

A garden

A park
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Contemplative

Curious

Observant

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

Squirrels

Lions

Dogs

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

It's gold

It's green

The couple are singing

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

Welsh

English

Ancient Greek

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?

Embarrassing

Lying on one's back

Catlike

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?

1972

1985

1990

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Royals

Priests

Nobility

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."

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

ababab

abbcca

abcabc

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

Untruth

Statues

Lovers

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His girlfriend

His son

His mother

His father
21 What is a theme of the poem?

War

Love

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?

Snow

An effigy

A cross

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

21

35

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

No one

Patsy Strang

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