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)"

first

last
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?

vilanelle

epic

sestina

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

erotic

courteous

rude

courtly
5 What is the form of the poem?

haiku

two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets

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 is an atheist

he is not hungry

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

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

they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they relate to vision and knowledge
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?

the speaker

a servant

it magically appears

Love
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?

defensive

skeptical, angry

doubtful, shy

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

defensive

skeptical, angry

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 metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

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

their innovative use of rhyme

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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