Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

first

last

in the second section

just before "Love (IV)"
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?

free verse

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

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

sestina

dialogue

epic

vilanelle
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?

four couplets

three six-line stanzas

haiku

two sonnet-length 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 is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge

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?

a servant

it magically appears

Love

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

skeptical, angry

doubtful, shy

defensive

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

suspiciously kind

friendly and courteous

skeptical, angry

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

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

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 adherence to their period's social mores

their abandonment of past metrical models

their innovative use of rhyme

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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