An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

9

12

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?
9

7

8

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1908

1917

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"supine stationary voyage"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

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

Understatement

Personification

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?
"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"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

Observant

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

Foxes

Dogs

Lions
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's green

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

The couple are singing
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
Ancient Greek

Latin

Welsh

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Embarrassing

Cruel

Lying on one's back

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1978

1990

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Nobility

Serfs

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

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcac

ababab

abbcca

abcabc
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Untruth

Statues

Lovers

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His mother

His son

His father

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?
War

Love

Protest

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

The door

The pews

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

A cross

An effigy

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

35

15

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?
No one

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

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