Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Germany.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
English professor

Army officer

Sculptor

Official war correspondent for Australia
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
Second person

Third-person omniscient

Third-person limited

First person
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1930

1925

1916

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
clubbing

sparks

shots

bang
10 Which of the following elements of nature is NOT mentioned in the poem?
Sand

Soil

Wood

Ocean foam
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?
Unknown seaman

Rest in Peace

Enemy troops lie here

God Bless the Army
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare

The triumph of good over evil

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Confident and victorious

Bitter but righteous

Angry but hopeful

Somber and mournful
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Orange

Black

Red

Purple
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Sorrow

Confusion

Anger

Acceptance
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The wet season

The ghostly pencil

The ocean

The sand
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
6

3

4

5
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

The waves

"Someone"
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Simile

Alliteration

Personification

Hyperbole
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors

Darlinghurst Nights

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Egypt

Australia

Britain

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
Quintains

Couplets

The stanza structure varies

Quatrains

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