Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

just before "Love (IV)"

first

in the second section
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
free verse

trochaic pentameter

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
sestina

vilanelle

epic

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

courtly

rude

erotic
5 What is the form of the poem?
four couplets

two sonnet-length stanzas

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 is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to vision and knowledge

the speaker is blind

they relate to the idea of prophecy

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 praises his poetry

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

a servant

it magically appears

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

skeptical, angry

bold, flirtatious

doubtful, shy
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 scene of sexual union

a scene of self-cannibalism

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
their adherence to their period's social mores

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their abandonment of past metrical models

their innovative use of rhyme

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