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)"

last

first
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?

dialogue

vilanelle

sestina

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

erotic

courtly

courteous

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?

four couplets

haiku

two sonnet-length stanzas

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

Herbert's mother

God

an attractive woman

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

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist

he feels he is not worthy

he is not hungry
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge
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 reminds him of his earthly beauty

he praises his poetry
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?

Love

it magically appears

the speaker

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

bold, flirtatious

defensive

doubtful, shy

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

friendly and courteous

skeptical, angry

defensive

suspiciously kind
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?

a scene of sexual union

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of self-cannibalism
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?

their abandonment of past metrical models

their adherence to their period's social mores

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their innovative use of rhyme

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