An Arundel Tomb Quizzes

An Arundel Tomb Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
9

6

3

12
2 In what year was “Aubade” published?
1960

1964

1978

1954
3 What is the poem’s meter?
Dimeter

Iambic tetrameter

Trochaic

Iambic tetrameter
4 How many stanzas does the poem have?
6

8

7

9
5 In what year was Larkin born?
1908

1922

1917

1935
6 Which phrase is NOT an example of alliteration?
"helpless in the hollow"

"supine stationary voyage"

"smoke in slow suspended skeins"

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

Irony

Personification

Metaphor
8 What is an example of personification?
"Light/Each summer thronged the glass"

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

"The Latin names around the base."

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

A garden

A supermarket

A park
10 Which word does NOT describes the speaker?
Curious

Contemplative

Lively

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

Dogs

Squirrels

Foxes
12 What does the speaker notice about the effigy?
It's green

It's gold

The couple are holding hands

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

Welsh

Ancient Greek

Latin
14 What does "supine" mean?
Lying on one's back

Catlike

Embarrassing

Cruel
15 When did Larkin die?
1990

1978

1972

1985
16 Who does "tenantry" refer to?
Serfs

Priests

Nobility

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

"The Latin names around the base."

"His hand withdrawn, holding her hand."

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

abcabc

ababab

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

Untruth

Statues

Graves
20 Who did Larkin visit Chichester Chapel with?
His girlfriend

His son

His father

His mother
21 What is a theme of the poem?
War

Family

Love

Protest
22 Besides the effigy, what about the church has remained the same?
The pews

The altar

The door

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

Light

Snow

A cross
24 How old was Larkin when he had his first romantic relationship?
35

21

29

15
25 Who was Larkin married to?
Ruth Bowman

Patsy Strang

Monica Jones

No one

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