Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

first

just before "Love (IV)"
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

free verse

iambic pentameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
epic

vilanelle

sestina

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

erotic

courtly

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
haiku

three six-line stanzas

four couplets

two sonnet-length stanzas
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
Cupid

an attractive woman

God

Herbert's mother
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist

he is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to vision and knowledge

the speaker is blind

they have no significance

they relate to the idea of prophecy
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he praises his poetry

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

it magically appears

the speaker
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
doubtful, shy

defensive

skeptical, angry

bold, flirtatious
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
skeptical, angry

defensive

suspiciously kind

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

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of self-cannibalism
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their abandonment of past metrical models

their adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

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