An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

12

3

9

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1978

1964

1954

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

7

6

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"above their scrap of history"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?

Personification

Irony

Understatement

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"
9 Where is the poem set?

A garden

A supermarket

A park

A church
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Contemplative

Curious

Lively

Observant
11 What animals are at the feet of the earl and countess?

Squirrels

Dogs

Lions

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

The couple are singing

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

It's green
13 What language are the couple's names written in?

Ancient Greek

Latin

Welsh

English
14 What does "supine" mean?

Lying on one's back

Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1990

1978

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Priests

Royals

Serfs

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"What will survive of us is love."

"Only an attitude remains"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

abbcca

abbcac

abcabc

ababab
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"

Lovers

Graves

Untruth

Statues
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His mother

His son

His father

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

War

Love

Family

Protest
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?

The pews

The door

The altar

The graveyard
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?

An effigy

Light

A cross

Snow
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?

35

29

21

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

No one

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