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?
1964

1960

1954

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

Trochaic

Dimeter

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

7

6

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1935

1917

1908
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

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

Metaphor

Understatement

Irony
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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 park

A garden

A supermarket

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

Observant

Curious

Contemplative
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?
The couple are singing

It's gold

It's green

The couple are holding hands
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
Latin

Welsh

English

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

Cruel

Catlike

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1972

1978

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Nobility

Royals

Priests

Serfs
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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?
abbcca

abcabc

ababab

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

Graves

Statues

Untruth
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

Love

War

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

The door

The altar

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

Snow

Light

An effigy
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
15

29

21

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

No one

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

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