An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
3

12

6

9
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1964

1960

1954

1978
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
8

9

6

7
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1935

1908

1922

1917
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

"supine stationary voyage"

"helpless in the hollow"

"above their scrap of history"
7 Which poetic device does not appear in the poem?
Metaphor

Irony

Personification

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

"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"Such faithfulness in effigy"
9 Where is the poem set?
A garden

A park

A supermarket

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

Contemplative

Curious

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

Foxes

Lions

Squirrels
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
The couple are holding hands

It's green

It's gold

The couple are singing
13 What language are the couple's names written in?
Welsh

Ancient Greek

Latin

English
14 What does "supine" mean?
Catlike

Embarrassing

Cruel

Lying on one's back
15 When did Larkin die?
1985

1990

1978

1972
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Priests

Nobility

Royals

Serfs
17 What is the last line of the poem?
"What will survive of us is love."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

"Only an attitude remains"
18 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
abcabc

abbcac

abbcca

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

Graves

Untruth

Statues
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His mother

His father

His girlfriend

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

Family

Protest

War
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The altar

The door

The graveyard

The pews
23 Which symbol does NOT appear in the poem?
An effigy

Light

A cross

Snow
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
29

21

15

35
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

Ruth Bowman

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