Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

Germany.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.

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

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

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?

Army officer

Sculptor

English professor

Official war correspondent for Australia
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

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

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

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

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?

Third-person limited

Second person

Third-person omniscient

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

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1901

1930

1916

1925
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 14 and 16.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

shots

bang

sparks

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

Wood

Sand

Ocean foam

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

Rest in Peace

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here

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

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

Confident and victorious

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

Orange

Purple

Red

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

Acceptance

Confusion

Sorrow

Anger
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 sand

The wet season

The ghostly pencil

The ocean
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

4

3

6

5
19 Who buried the sailors?

The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

"Someone"
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

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

Thief of the Moon

Darlinghurst Nights

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

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

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

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)

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 sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

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

Australia

It is unclear from the poem

Egypt

Britain
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

The stanza structure varies

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