Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

first

in the second section

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

trochaic pentameter

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
dialogue

vilanelle

epic

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

erotic

rude

courtly
5 What is the form of the poem?
haiku

three six-line stanzas

four couplets

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

Herbert's mother

God

an attractive woman
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he is not hungry

he is an atheist

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 relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance

they relate to the idea of prophecy

the speaker is blind
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?
the speaker

a servant

it magically appears

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

bold, flirtatious

defensive

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

suspiciously kind

defensive

friendly and courteous
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?
the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their innovative use of rhyme

their adherence to their period's social mores

their abandonment of past metrical models

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