An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
12

6

9

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1964

1954

1978

1960
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

7

8

6
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1935

1917

1908
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Irony

Metaphor

Understatement

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

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

A park

A church

A garden
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Contemplative

Observant

Lively

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

Foxes

Lions

Dogs
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?
Welsh

English

Latin

Ancient Greek
14 What does "supine" mean?
Cruel

Embarrassing

Lying on one's back

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1972

1990

1985

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Royals

Nobility

Priests

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"What will survive of us is love."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

abbcca

abcabc

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

Graves

Statues

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

His father

His girlfriend

His son
21 What is a theme of the poem?
Protest

Love

War

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

The pews

The door

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

Light

Snow

An effigy
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
21

35

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

No one

Patsy Strang

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