Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Germany.

The Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

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)
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?

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

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)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?

Third-person limited

Second person

Third-person omniscient

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

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1901

1916

1925

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

sparks

shots

clubbing

bang
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 triumph of good over evil

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Bitter but righteous

Angry but hopeful

Somber and mournful

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

Purple

Red

Black

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

Sorrow

Anger

Acceptance

Confusion
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)

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 ghostly pencil

The sand

The ocean

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

3

6

4

5
19 Who buried the sailors?

Their fellow surviving sailors

The waves

The speaker

"Someone"
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

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

Earth-Visitors

Thief of the Moon

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Darlinghurst Nights
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Beach Burial (Title)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)
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 tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

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

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water
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?

The stanza structure varies

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

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