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?
1954

1960

1978

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1922

1908

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Personification

Metaphor

Irony

Understatement
8 What is an example of personification?
"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

A garden

A park

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

Lively

Observant

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

Squirrels

Foxes

Dogs
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's gold

The couple are holding hands

It's green

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

Latin

English

Welsh
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing

Lying on one's back
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1978

1972

1990
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Nobility

Serfs

Royals

Priests
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"The Latin names around the base."

"Only an attitude remains"

"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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

ababab

abcabc

abbcca
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Graves

Lovers

Untruth

Statues
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His father

His girlfriend

His son

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

Protest

Love

War
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?
Light

An effigy

A cross

Snow
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
21

15

35

29
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Monica Jones

No one

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

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