Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

just before "Love (IV)"

in the second section

first

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

iambic pentameter

trochaic pentameter

free verse

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

courteous

courtly

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?

three six-line stanzas

haiku

four couplets

two sonnet-length stanzas
6 Who or what is personified as Love?

Herbert's mother

Cupid

God

an attractive woman
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist

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

they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to the idea of prophecy
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love

he tells him he is not as bad as other men

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

Love

the speaker

it magically appears

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

doubtful, shy

bold, flirtatious

defensive

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

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind

defensive
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 self-cannibalism

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of sexual union
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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