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

1978

1954

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

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

9

7

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1908

1922

1917
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?
Irony

Metaphor

Understatement

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?
"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

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

A church

A park

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Contemplative

Lively

Curious

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

Lions

Dogs

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
The couple are holding hands

It's gold

The couple are singing

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

Ancient Greek

Latin

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

Embarrassing

Catlike

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1990

1978

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Nobility

Serfs

Royals
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"What will survive of us is love."

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

abbcac

abbcca

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

Statues

Graves

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His girlfriend

His son

His father

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

Love

Family

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

The graveyard

The altar

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

Light

A cross

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

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

No one

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