An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

6

3

9

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1978

1964

1954

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

9

7

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1917

1922

1908

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?

Understatement

Metaphor

Irony

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"
9 Where is the poem set?

A garden

A park

A church

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Curious

Observant

Lively

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

Lions

Foxes

Squirrels

Dogs
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

It's green

It's gold

The couple are singing

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

Latin

Welsh

Ancient Greek

English
14 What does "supine" mean?

Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing

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

1978

1990

1972

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Priests

Serfs

Royals

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Only an attitude remains"

"What will survive of us is love."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ababab

abbcca

abcabc

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

Untruth

Statues

Lovers

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His son

His father

His mother

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Love

War

Family

Protest
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?

The door

The graveyard

The pews

The altar
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?

35

15

21

29
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

No one

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