Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.

Germany.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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)
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?
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?
Third-person omniscient

Second person

Third-person limited

First person
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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?
1930

1901

1925

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

bang

clubbing

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

Sand

Wood

Ocean foam
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?
Rest in Peace

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here

Unknown seaman
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

Religion

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Confident and victorious

Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous

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

Black

Purple

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

Confusion

Sorrow

Acceptance
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
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)

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 ocean

The ghostly pencil

The wet season

The sand
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
4

6

3

5
19 Who buried the sailors?
The speaker

The waves

"Someone"

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

Alliteration

Simile

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

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Beach Burial (Title)

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 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

Australia

Egypt

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
The stanza structure varies

Couplets

Quatrains

Quintains

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