Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

in the second section

just before "Love (IV)"

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

trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

free verse
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
epic

sestina

dialogue

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

erotic

rude

courtly
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?
an attractive woman

Herbert's mother

God

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

he is not hungry

he is an atheist

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they have no significance

they relate to vision and knowledge

the speaker is blind

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 tells him he is not as bad as other men

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?
doubtful, shy

defensive

skeptical, angry

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

friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of sexual union

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?
the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their innovative use of rhyme

their abandonment of past metrical models

their adherence to their period's social mores

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