An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

9

6

3

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1964

1960

1954

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

8

7

9

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1917

1922

1908

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

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

Understatement

Irony

Metaphor

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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

A park

A supermarket

A church

A garden
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?

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands

It's gold

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

English

Welsh

Latin

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?

Catlike

Lying on one's back

Cruel

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1972

1978

1990
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Serfs

Nobility

Priests

Royals
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

abbcac

ababab

abcabc

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

Untruth

Graves

Statues

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His girlfriend

His father

His mother

His son
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 graveyard

The altar

The door
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?

An effigy

Light

Snow

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

35

29

21

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Patsy Strang

No one

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

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