An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

9

12

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

1960

1964

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

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

8

9

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."

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

A supermarket

A park

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

Curious

Lively

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

Squirrels

Dogs

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

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

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

Latin

Welsh

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1972

1978

1985

1990
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Nobility

Royals

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

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abcabc

abbcac

abbcca

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

Lovers

Untruth

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

His mother

His father

His son
21 What is a theme of the poem?
Family

Protest

War

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

The altar

The graveyard

The door
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?
35

21

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

No one

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