Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

first

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

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

free verse
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
epic

sestina

vilanelle

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

erotic

courteous

courtly
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?
God

Herbert's mother

Cupid

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

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he feels he is not worthy

he is an atheist
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to the idea of prophecy

the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge

they have no significance
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
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

he reminds him of his earthly beauty
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
a servant

Love

it magically appears

the speaker
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
doubtful, shy

skeptical, angry

defensive

bold, flirtatious
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 metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a scene of self-cannibalism

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 adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

their abandonment of past metrical models

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