An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
6

9

12

3
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1960

1954

1978

1964
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

8

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1917

1935

1908
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"supine stationary voyage"

"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

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

Personification

Understatement

Irony
8 What is an example of personification?
"The Latin names around the base."

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."
9 Where is the poem set?
A park

A church

A supermarket

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

Observant

Contemplative

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

Foxes

Squirrels

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

The couple are singing

It's gold

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

Ancient Greek

Welsh

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?
Lying on one's back

Embarrassing

Catlike

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1978

1985

1990

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Serfs

Royals

Nobility
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"What will survive of us is love."

"Only an attitude remains"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

abbcac

ababab

abcabc
19 Finish the line: "Time has transfigured them into"
Statues

Lovers

Untruth

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His girlfriend

His mother

His son

His father
21 What is a theme of the poem?
War

Family

Love

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

The door

The graveyard

The altar
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
An effigy

Light

Snow

A cross
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
29

15

35

21
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

Ruth Bowman

No one

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