Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

in the second section

just before "Love (IV)"
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

free verse

trochaic pentameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
dialogue

epic

vilanelle

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

courteous

erotic

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
three six-line stanzas

four couplets

haiku

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

God

an attractive woman

Herbert's mother
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 relate to the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

the speaker is blind
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love

he praises his poetry

he reminds him of his earthly beauty

he tells him he is not as bad as other men
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
a servant

Love

the speaker

it magically appears
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
defensive

bold, flirtatious

doubtful, shy

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

skeptical, angry

suspiciously kind

defensive
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?
a scene of sexual union

a scene of self-cannibalism

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
their innovative use of rhyme

their adherence to their period's social mores

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their abandonment of past metrical models

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