Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

Australia.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Germany.

The Atlantic Ocean.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

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?

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

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

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' capture by the enemy.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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?

1901

1925

1930

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

bang

clubbing

shots

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

Ocean foam

Soil

Sand

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

God Bless the Army

Unknown seaman

Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"

Religion

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil

The futility of warfare
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Somber and mournful

Bitter but righteous

Confident and victorious

Angry but hopeful
14 What color was the inscription written in?

Red

Purple

Black

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

Sorrow

Acceptance

Anger

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

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

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)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?

The ocean

The sand

The wet season

The ghostly pencil
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

6

4

5

3
19 Who buried the sailors?

The speaker

Their fellow surviving sailors

"Someone"

The waves
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Alliteration

Personification

Hyperbole

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

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Earth-Visitors

Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Beach Burial (Title)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach
24 The sailors fought for which nation?

It is unclear from the poem

Britain

Egypt

Australia
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

Quintains

The stanza structure varies

Couplets

Quatrains

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