Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

first

just before "Love (IV)"

in the second section

last
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?

iambic tetrameter

iambic pentameter

trochaic pentameter

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

vilanelle

dialogue

epic

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

rude

courteous

erotic

courtly
5 What is the form of the poem?

three six-line stanzas

haiku

two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets
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 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 the idea of prophecy

they have no significance

they relate to vision and knowledge

the speaker is blind
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?

he praises his poetry

he tells him he is not as bad as other men

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

it magically appears

the speaker

Love
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?

bold, flirtatious

skeptical, angry

defensive

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

friendly and courteous

suspiciously kind

defensive

skeptical, angry
13 Which of the following is NOT a possible interpretation of the last line?

a scene of sexual union

a metaphor for man's entrance into heaven

a scene of self-cannibalism

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

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their abandonment of past metrical models

their adherence to their period's social mores

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