Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.
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)

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?
Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor

Army officer

English professor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

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

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)
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 speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1925

1930

1901

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
bang

sparks

shots

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

Wood

Sand

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

Unknown seaman

Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

The triumph of good over evil

Religion

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

Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous

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

Orange

Black

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

Confusion

Anger

Sorrow
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)

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)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The ghostly pencil

The ocean

The wet season

The sand
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
6

5

4

3
19 Who buried the sailors?
The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors

"Someone"

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

Alliteration

Simile

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

Earth-Visitors

Thief of the Moon

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

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

Beach Burial (Title)
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

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

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

Australia

Egypt

Britain
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
Couplets

Quintains

The stanza structure varies

Quatrains

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