Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

in the second section

first

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

free verse

iambic tetrameter

trochaic pentameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
dialogue

epic

vilanelle

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

courteous

courtly

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets

three six-line stanzas

haiku
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
God

Cupid

Herbert's mother

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

he feels he is not worthy

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

they relate to the idea of prophecy
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he tells him he is not as bad as other men

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love

he praises his poetry
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
the speaker

it magically appears

a servant

Love
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
bold, flirtatious

defensive

doubtful, shy

skeptical, angry
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind

defensive

skeptical, angry
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?
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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