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?

iambic pentameter

free verse

trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?

sestina

vilanelle

epic

dialogue
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

two sonnet-length stanzas

haiku

three six-line stanzas
6 Who or what is personified as Love?

God

Herbert's mother

Cupid

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 is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge

they relate to the idea of prophecy
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?

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

he tells him he is not as bad as other men
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?

Love

a servant

it magically appears

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

doubtful, shy

skeptical, angry

bold, flirtatious

defensive
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?

skeptical, angry

suspiciously kind

friendly and courteous

defensive
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 self-cannibalism

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of sexual union
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?

their innovative use of rhyme

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their adherence to their period's social mores

their abandonment of past metrical models

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