Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

first

just before "Love (IV)"

in the second section
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
iambic tetrameter

free verse

trochaic pentameter

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

epic

dialogue

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

courteous

erotic

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
four couplets

three six-line stanzas

haiku

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

God

Herbert's mother

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

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is not hungry

he is an atheist
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 tells him he is not as bad as other men

he praises his poetry

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

a servant

the speaker

Love
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
defensive

skeptical, angry

doubtful, shy

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

suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a scene of sexual union

a scene of self-cannibalism

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

their abandonment of past metrical models

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