Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

The Atlantic Ocean.

Germany.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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?

Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor

Army officer

English professor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

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)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?

Third-person limited

First person

Second person

Third-person omniscient
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

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.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1916

1930

1925

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

clubbing

sparks

bang

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

Soil

Sand

Ocean foam

Wood
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?

Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace

God Bless the Army

Unknown seaman
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

Religion

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

Confident and victorious

Somber and mournful

Angry but hopeful

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

Red

Orange

Black

Purple
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.

Sorrow

Acceptance

Anger

Confusion
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?

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

The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?

The sand

The ghostly pencil

The wet season

The ocean
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

5

3

4

6
19 Who buried the sailors?

"Someone"

The speaker

The waves

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

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

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

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

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

Australia

Britain

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

The stanza structure varies

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