Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

1 Where does "Love (III)" appear in Herbert's poetry collection The Temple?
first

just before "Love (IV)"

last

in the second section
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
trochaic pentameter

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

free verse
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
vilanelle

dialogue

sestina

epic
4 Which of the following cannot be used to describe the relationship between Love and the speaker?
courteous

courtly

erotic

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
haiku

two sonnet-length stanzas

three six-line stanzas

four couplets
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
Herbert's mother

Cupid

God

an attractive woman
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is not hungry
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
the speaker is blind

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

they relate to vision and knowledge
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he praises his poetry

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he tells him he is not as bad as other men

he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
a servant

Love

the speaker

it magically appears
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
skeptical, angry

bold, flirtatious

defensive

doubtful, shy
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry

defensive
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a scene of sexual union

a scene of self-cannibalism

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
their abandonment of past metrical models

their innovative use of rhyme

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their adherence to their period's social mores

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