An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
3

9

6

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1964

1954

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

8

9

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1917

1922

1908
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"helpless in the hollow"

"above their scrap of history"

"supine stationary voyage"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Understatement

Irony

Personification

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?
"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"
9 Where is the poem set?
A garden

A supermarket

A park

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

Curious

Contemplative

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

Dogs

Lions

Squirrels
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

Latin

English

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Embarrassing

Cruel

Lying on one's back
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1972

1990

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Serfs

Royals

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

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcac

ababab

abcabc

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

Lovers

Untruth

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

His girlfriend

His son

His mother
21 What is a theme of the poem?
Protest

War

Love

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

The graveyard

The door

The altar
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
A cross

An effigy

Light

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

35

15

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

No one

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