Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Germany.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

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

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

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

Sculptor

English professor

Army officer

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

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

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

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?

First person

Second person

Third-person limited

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

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.

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

1930

1901

1925

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

shots

clubbing

sparks

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

Wood

Soil

Sand

Ocean foam
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?"

The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning

Religion

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

Confident and victorious

Somber and mournful

Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous
14 What color was the inscription written in?

Black

Red

Orange

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

Acceptance

Sorrow

Confusion

Anger
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)

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)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?

The ocean

The wet season

The sand

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

3

6

5

4
19 Who buried the sailors?

The speaker

"Someone"

The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

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

Earth-Visitors

Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939
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

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

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water
24 The sailors fought for which nation?

Britain

Egypt

Australia

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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