An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

9

3

12

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?

1964

1954

1960

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?

6

7

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?

1917

1908

1922

1935
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?

Metaphor

Irony

Personification

Understatement
8 What is an example of personification?

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

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

A supermarket

A garden

A park

A church
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?

Observant

Contemplative

Lively

Curious
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 singing

It's gold

It's green

The couple are holding hands
13 What language are the couple's names written in?

Ancient Greek

Latin

English

Welsh
14 What does "supine" mean?

Catlike

Embarrassing

Cruel

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

1978

1985

1972

1990
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?

Priests

Royals

Nobility

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?

"Only an attitude remains"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"What will survive of us is love."

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

abbcca

abcabc

ababab

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

Graves

Lovers

Statues

Untruth
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?

His father

His girlfriend

His son

His mother
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 altar

The pews

The graveyard

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

A cross

An effigy

Light

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

35

21

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?

No one

Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

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