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?

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

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

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?

Sculptor

Army officer

English professor

Official war correspondent for Australia
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

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

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

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

Second person

First person

Third-person limited

Third-person omniscient
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1930

1916

1925

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 18 and 20.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

clubbing

bang

sparks

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

Soil

Sand

Ocean foam

Wood
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

The futility of warfare

Religion

Loss and mourning
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Angry but hopeful

Somber and mournful

Bitter but righteous

Confident and victorious
14 What color was the inscription written in?

Black

Orange

Purple

Red
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.

Acceptance

Anger

Sorrow

Confusion
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?

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)

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

The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?

The wet season

The sand

The ocean

The ghostly pencil
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

5

4

6

3
19 Who buried the sailors?

"Someone"

The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors

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

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Simile

Personification
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?

Earth-Visitors

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Beach Burial (Title)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

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 fighting has moved from the beach into the water

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

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves
24 The sailors fought for which nation?

Britain

It is unclear from the poem

Australia

Egypt
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

The stanza structure varies

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