An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

12

6

9

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1960

1978

1954

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

9

7

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1922

1908

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"above their scrap of history"

"supine stationary voyage"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?

Metaphor

Understatement

Irony

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

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

A park

A garden

A church

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Curious

Lively

Contemplative

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

Dogs

Squirrels

Lions

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

The couple are singing

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

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

Welsh

Latin

English

Ancient Greek
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

Serfs

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"What will survive of us is love."

"Only an attitude remains"

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

abbcac

abcabc

abbcca

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

Untruth

Graves

Statues

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His son

His father

His girlfriend

His mother
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Protest

Family

Love

War
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?

The door

The altar

The pews

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

A cross

An effigy

Snow

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

15

29

35

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?

No one

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

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