Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

in the second section

last

just before "Love (IV)"

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

free verse

iambic tetrameter

iambic pentameter

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

sestina

epic

vilanelle

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

erotic

rude

courteous

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?

an attractive woman

God

Cupid

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

he is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist

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

the speaker is blind

they have no significance
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

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
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?

the speaker

Love

a servant

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

bold, flirtatious

doubtful, shy

defensive

skeptical, angry
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 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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