An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

12

9

3

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1960

1954

1978

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

8

9

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1935

1908

1917

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

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

Personification

Metaphor

Understatement

Irony
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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."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 garden

A park

A supermarket

A church
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Observant

Curious

Contemplative

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

Dogs

Squirrels

Lions

Foxes
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?

Latin

English

Ancient Greek

Welsh
14 What does "supine" mean?

Embarrassing

Lying on one's back

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?

1985

1990

1978

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Priests

Nobility

Serfs

Royals
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"The Latin names around the base."

"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Only an attitude remains"
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

abbcca

abbcac

abcabc

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

Statues

Untruth

Graves

Lovers
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His girlfriend

His mother

His father

His son
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Family

War

Love

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

The pews

The graveyard

The altar

The door
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?

35

15

21

29
25 Who was Larkin married to?

No one

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

Patsy Strang

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