Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Germany.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
Sculptor

English professor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Army officer
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
Third-person omniscient

Second person

Third-person limited

First person
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1925

1916

1930

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 18 and 20.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
sparks

shots

clubbing

bang
10 Which of the following elements of nature is NOT mentioned in the poem?
Wood

Ocean foam

Sand

Soil
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?
God Bless the Army

Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman

Enemy troops lie here
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
Religion

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Angry but hopeful

Somber and mournful

Confident and victorious

Bitter but righteous
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Black

Red

Purple

Orange
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Acceptance

Confusion

Anger

Sorrow
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The sand

The ocean

The ghostly pencil

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
5

3

4

6
19 Who buried the sailors?
The speaker

"Someone"

The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Alliteration

Personification

Simile

Hyperbole
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Thief of the Moon

Darlinghurst Nights

Earth-Visitors

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Beach Burial (Title)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Egypt

Britain

It is unclear from the poem

Australia
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
Quintains

Quatrains

The stanza structure varies

Couplets

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