An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

12

9

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1960

1964

1978

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

8

6

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1908

1917

1922

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

"above their scrap of history"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Personification

Metaphor

Understatement

Irony
8 What is an example of personification?
"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."
9 Where is the poem set?
A church

A park

A supermarket

A garden
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Observant

Lively

Contemplative

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

Lions

Squirrels

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

The couple are holding hands

The couple are singing

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

Ancient Greek

Latin

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Embarrassing

Lying on one's back

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1978

1985

1972

1990
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Only an attitude remains"

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

abbcca

ababab

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

Graves

Statues

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

His son

His father

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

Protest

War

Family
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?
An effigy

Snow

A cross

Light
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
29

15

21

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

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