Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
Sculptor

Army officer

Official war correspondent for Australia

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

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

Third-person omniscient

First person

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1916

1901

1925

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
shots

sparks

bang

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

Sand

Wood

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

Rest in Peace

Enemy troops lie here

God Bless the Army
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
Religion

The triumph of good over evil

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Angry but hopeful

Confident and victorious

Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Red

Purple

Black

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

Sorrow

Acceptance

Anger
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

The ocean

The sand

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
3

5

4

6
19 Who buried the sailors?
The speaker

"Someone"

The waves

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

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Simile
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Darlinghurst Nights

Earth-Visitors

Thief of the Moon
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

Beach Burial (Title)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

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
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?
Quintains

The stanza structure varies

Couplets

Quatrains

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