The Whitsun Weddings Quizzes

The Whitsun Weddings Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

10

9

8
2 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

8

10
3 What is Whitsun also known as?
Christmas

Pentecost

Advent

Easter
4 What is the speaker's connection to the weddings?
None

He is the father of a bride

He is a groom

He is the grandfather of a groom
5 What year was Larkin born?
1922

1917

1942

1934
6 Where was Larkin born?
France

England

Scotland

Ireland
7 What is NOT an example of a simile?
"like an arrow-shower/Sent out of sight, somewhere becoming rain."

"The secret like a happy funeral"

"Its postal districts packed like squares of wheat"

"olive-ochres"
8 What is an example of alliteration?
"I nearly died"

"as the tightened brakes took hold"

"somewhere becoming rain"

"new and nondescript"
9 Which is NOT a theme of the poem?
Death

Class

Isolation

Love
10 Which word least describes the speaker?
Lonely

Condescending

Cynical

Optimistic
11 What is the weather on the day of the poem?
Snowy

Cool

Hot

Rainy
12 Who is dressed in "parodies of fashion"?
The fathers

The mothers

The grooms

The brides
13 Which family member is NOT mentioned?
Aunt

Mother

Uncle

Father
14 In what year did Larkin die?
1997

1992

1981

1985
15 What color are the girls NOT described as wearing?
White

Lemon

Mauve

Olive
16 What is an example of an oxymoron?
"some fifty minutes"

"religious wounding"

"free at last"

"happy funeral"
17 What is the speaker's destination?
Manchester

London

Cardiff

Edinburgh
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
AABBCCDDEE

ABCABCABCD

ABABCDECDE

ABABCDCDEE
19 Finish the final line: "like an arrow-shower/Sent out of sight..."
"somewhere becoming rain"

"some fifty minutes"

"and someone running up to bowl"

"as the tightened brakes took hold"
20 How many weddings does the speaker claim "got under way"?
12

5

7

50
21 Which literary device does NOT appear?
Onomatopoeia

Allusion

Simile

Alliteration
22 Which mythical figure is alluded to?
Theseus

Cupid

Orpheus

Hercules
23 What group of poets is Larkin categorized with?
The Postmodernists

The Movement

The Romanticists

The Modernists
24 What is NOT an element of Romanticism?
Focus on emotions

Classical allusions and imagery

Praise of the natural world

Praise of the industrial world
25 Which best describes the speaker's attitude towards marriage and weddings?
Curious

Joyous

Hopeful

Skeptical

Throughout the poem, the speaker takes a cynical attitude towards marriage, seeing weddings as a “farcical” ceremony full of artificial costumes and embarrassing family members. He is also skeptical of the lasting love marriages supposedly honor,...

Asked by Rohan R #1282310

Answered by Aslan on 1/8/2023 1:33 AM