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)

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

English professor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Army officer

Sculptor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

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

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

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

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

Third-person omniscient

First person

Second person

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

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1925

1930

1916

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

shots

sparks

clubbing

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

Ocean foam

Wood

Soil

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

Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"

Religion

The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

Angry but hopeful

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

Red

Purple

Orange

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

Acceptance

Anger

Confusion

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

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

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)

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

The sand

The wet season

The ghostly pencil

The ocean
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

3

6

4

5
19 Who buried the sailors?

Their fellow surviving sailors

The waves

"Someone"

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

Personification

Hyperbole

Simile

Alliteration
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)

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 tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

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
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?

Quatrains

The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Couplets

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