Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

just before "Love (IV)"

in the second section

last

first
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?

iambic pentameter

free verse

trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter
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?

rude

courtly

erotic

courteous
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

Herbert's mother

an attractive woman

God
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist

he is not hungry

he feels he is not worthy
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

the speaker is blind
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?

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

he praises his poetry

he reminds him of his earthly beauty
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?

Love

it magically appears

the speaker

a servant
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

friendly and courteous

skeptical, angry
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?

a scene of sexual union

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

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

their adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

their abandonment of past metrical models

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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