An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
9

3

6

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1960

1964

1954

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

6

8

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Personification

Irony

Understatement

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?
"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."
9 Where is the poem set?
A church

A garden

A park

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Curious

Observant

Lively

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

Dogs

Squirrels

Lions
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's green

It's gold

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
English

Latin

Welsh

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?
Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1972

1990

1978

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Nobility

Serfs

Priests

Royals
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"

"What will survive of us is love."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abbcac

ababab

abbcca

abcabc
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Graves

Statues

Lovers

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His mother

His son

His girlfriend

His father
21 What is a theme of the poem?
War

Family

Protest

Love
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The altar

The graveyard

The door

The pews
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
Light

An effigy

Snow

A cross
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
29

15

21

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

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