Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

Australia.

The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
English professor

Army officer

Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

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

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
First person

Third-person omniscient

Second person

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1925

1916

1901

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 18 and 20.

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

shots

sparks

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

Soil

Wood

Sand
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?
God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous

Confident and victorious

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

Orange

Black

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

Acceptance

Anger

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The sand

The ghostly pencil

The ocean

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
5

4

3

6
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

"Someone"

The waves
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors

Darlinghurst Nights
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

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
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
It is unclear from the poem

Egypt

Britain

Australia
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Couplets

Quatrains

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