An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
12

9

6

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1964

1960

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
8

6

9

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1917

1908

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Understatement

Personification

Irony

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?
"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"The Latin names around the base."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"
9 Where is the poem set?
A supermarket

A park

A garden

A church
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Observant

Curious

Lively

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

Squirrels

Foxes

Lions
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
The couple are holding hands

It's gold

The couple are singing

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

Welsh

Ancient Greek

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Cruel

Lying on one's back

Embarrassing
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1985

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Serfs

Priests

Royals

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

abcabc

ababab

abbcac
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Lovers

Untruth

Graves

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?
Love

War

Family

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

The altar

The door

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

An effigy

Snow

Light
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
35

29

21

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

No one

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