Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

first

in the second section
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?
sestina

epic

dialogue

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

courtly

courteous

erotic
5 What is the form of the poem?
haiku

four couplets

two sonnet-length stanzas

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 has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is not hungry

he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

they relate to the idea of prophecy

the speaker is blind
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he tells him he is not as bad as other men

he praises his poetry

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
a servant

the speaker

it magically appears

Love
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
doubtful, shy

bold, flirtatious

skeptical, angry

defensive
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
skeptical, angry

defensive

friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a scene of sexual union

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

their abandonment of past metrical models

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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