The Whitsun Weddings Quizzes

The Whitsun Weddings Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
8

9

10

6
2 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

8

7

10
3 What is Whitsun also known as?
Pentecost

Advent

Easter

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

He is the father of a bride

He is the grandfather of a groom

He is a groom
5 What year was Larkin born?
1942

1922

1934

1917
6 Where was Larkin born?
France

Scotland

Ireland

England
7 What is NOT an example of a simile?
"olive-ochres"

"like an arrow-shower/Sent out of sight, somewhere becoming rain."

"Its postal districts packed like squares of wheat"

"The secret like a happy funeral"
8 What is an example of alliteration?
"new and nondescript"

"as the tightened brakes took hold"

"I nearly died"

"somewhere becoming rain"
9 Which is NOT a theme of the poem?
Love

Class

Isolation

Death
10 Which word least describes the speaker?
Optimistic

Cynical

Condescending

Lonely
11 What is the weather on the day of the poem?
Hot

Snowy

Rainy

Cool
12 Who is dressed in "parodies of fashion"?
The mothers

The grooms

The brides

The fathers
13 Which family member is NOT mentioned?
Father

Mother

Aunt

Uncle
14 In what year did Larkin die?
1981

1992

1985

1997
15 What color are the girls NOT described as wearing?
Mauve

Olive

Lemon

White
16 What is an example of an oxymoron?
"religious wounding"

"free at last"

"happy funeral"

"some fifty minutes"
17 What is the speaker's destination?
London

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Manchester
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABABCDECDE

ABABCDCDEE

ABCABCABCD

AABBCCDDEE
19 Finish the final line: "like an arrow-shower/Sent out of sight..."
"as the tightened brakes took hold"

"and someone running up to bowl"

"somewhere becoming rain"

"some fifty minutes"
20 How many weddings does the speaker claim "got under way"?
7

50

12

5
21 Which literary device does NOT appear?
Simile

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Allusion
22 Which mythical figure is alluded to?
Cupid

Theseus

Hercules

Orpheus
23 What group of poets is Larkin categorized with?
The Modernists

The Movement

The Romanticists

The Postmodernists
24 What is NOT an element of Romanticism?
Praise of the natural world

Praise of the industrial world

Classical allusions and imagery

Focus on emotions
25 Which best describes the speaker's attitude towards marriage and weddings?
Curious

Hopeful

Joyous

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