An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

6

12

3

9
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1964

1954

1978

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

7

8

9

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1917

1908

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"above their scrap of history"

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

Irony

Personification

Metaphor

Understatement
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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 church

A garden

A supermarket

A park
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Lively

Curious

Contemplative

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?

It's green

The couple are holding hands

The couple are singing

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

Ancient Greek

Welsh

English

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?

Lying on one's back

Cruel

Catlike

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1978

1990

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Serfs

Nobility

Royals

Priests
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

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

abbcca

abbcac

abcabc

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

Untruth

Statues

Graves

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His mother

His son

His girlfriend
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 graveyard

The door

The pews

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

Light

An effigy

Snow

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

29

21

15

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

No one

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