Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

just before "Love (IV)"

last

in the second section
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?
vilanelle

dialogue

sestina

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

rude

erotic

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

two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets

haiku
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
God

Cupid

an attractive woman

Herbert's mother
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he is an atheist

he is not hungry

he feels he is not worthy

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
the speaker is blind

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

they relate to vision and knowledge
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
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

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

it magically appears

Love

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

defensive

bold, flirtatious

doubtful, shy
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
friendly and courteous

defensive

suspiciously kind

skeptical, angry
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 adherence to their period's social mores

their abandonment of past metrical models

their innovative use of rhyme

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