An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
9

12

3

6
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1978

1960

1964

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Iambic tetrameter

Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
9

7

6

8
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1922

1908

1917

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"above their scrap of history"

"helpless in the hollow"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Personification

Understatement

Metaphor

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

"Such faithfulness in effigy"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

A garden

A church

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

Curious

Observant

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

Lions

Foxes

Squirrels
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's gold

It's green

The couple are singing

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

Ancient Greek

Latin

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

Embarrassing

Cruel

Catlike
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1972

1978

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Royals

Nobility

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"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"What will survive of us is love."

"Only an attitude remains"

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

abbcca

abbcac

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

Untruth

Statues

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

His girlfriend

His mother

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

Love

Family

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

The door

The altar

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

Snow

Light

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

21

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Ruth Bowman

Monica Jones

No one

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