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

iambic tetrameter

iambic pentameter

trochaic pentameter
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?
courtly

rude

courteous

erotic
5 What is the form of the poem?
two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets

three six-line stanzas

haiku
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
Herbert's mother

an attractive woman

Cupid

God
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is not hungry
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to vision and knowledge

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

the speaker is blind
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he praises his poetry

he tells him he is not as bad as other men

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

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

it magically appears

Love

the speaker
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
bold, flirtatious

doubtful, shy

skeptical, angry

defensive
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
defensive

suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous
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 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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