An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

9

6

3

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1954

1964

1960

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Dimeter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

8

9

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1917

1935

1908

1922
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

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

Irony

Metaphor

Understatement

Personification
8 What is an example of personification?

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

A supermarket

A park

A church

A garden
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Contemplative

Curious

Lively

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

Lions

Dogs

Squirrels

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?

It's green

The couple are singing

The couple are holding hands

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

Latin

Welsh

Ancient Greek

English
14 What does "supine" mean?

Catlike

Cruel

Embarrassing

Lying on one's back
15 When did Larkin die?

1990

1985

1972

1978
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Nobility

Royals

Serfs

Priests
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"What will survive of us is love."

"Only an attitude remains"

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

abbcca

abbcac

abcabc

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

Statues

Graves

Lovers

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His mother

His son

His girlfriend
21 What is a theme of the poem?

Protest

Family

Love

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

The door

The altar

The pews

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

Snow

A cross

Light

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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