Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

just before "Love (IV)"

in the second section
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
iambic tetrameter

trochaic pentameter

free verse

iambic pentameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
vilanelle

dialogue

sestina

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

erotic

rude

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

three six-line stanzas

haiku

four couplets
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
an attractive woman

God

Herbert's mother

Cupid
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

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?
a servant

Love

it magically appears

the speaker
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
skeptical, angry

bold, flirtatious

defensive

doubtful, shy
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous

defensive
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a scene of self-cannibalism

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a scene of sexual union

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion
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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