Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

just before "Love (IV)"

first

last
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
trochaic pentameter

free verse

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter
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?
courteous

rude

erotic

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

four couplets

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 is an atheist

he feels he is not worthy

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is not hungry
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

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 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?
the speaker

a servant

Love

it magically appears
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
defensive

skeptical, angry

doubtful, shy

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 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 innovative use of rhyme

their adherence to their period's social mores

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their abandonment of past metrical models

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