An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

3

9

6

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1964

1978

1954

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

7

8

6

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

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

Personification

Irony

Understatement

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"The Latin names around the base."

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

A church

A park

A garden

A supermarket
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Contemplative

Curious

Observant

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

Foxes

Lions

Dogs

Squirrels
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

The couple are holding hands

It's green

The couple are singing

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

Ancient Greek

Welsh

English

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?

Catlike

Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1990

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Nobility

Priests

Serfs

Royals
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"Only an attitude remains"

"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

abcabc

abbcac

abbcca

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

Statues

Untruth

Graves

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His mother

His son

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Family

Protest

War

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

The door

The pews

The graveyard

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

Snow

Light

A cross

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

29

35

15

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?

Monica Jones

No one

Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

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