An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

3

12

9
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1964

1960

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

8

7

9
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"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Understatement

Metaphor

Irony

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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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 supermarket

A park

A church

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

Observant

Curious

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

Lions

Squirrels

Foxes
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?
Welsh

English

Ancient Greek

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?
Embarrassing

Catlike

Lying on one's back

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1972

1978

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Nobility

Priests

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

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

ababab

abbcca

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

Lovers

Graves

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

His girlfriend

His father

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

Love

War

Protest
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

An effigy

Light

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

35

21

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

Ruth Bowman

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