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 pentameter

free verse

trochaic pentameter

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

sestina

epic

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

rude

courtly

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

four couplets

two sonnet-length stanzas

haiku
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
God

an attractive woman

Cupid

Herbert's mother
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 is an atheist

he feels he is not worthy
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they relate to the idea of prophecy

they relate to vision and knowledge

the speaker is blind

they have no significance
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he praises his poetry

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
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
the speaker

it magically appears

a servant

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

bold, flirtatious

defensive

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

suspiciously kind

friendly and courteous

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 metaphor for the sacrament/communion

a scene of sexual union
14 What did T. S. Eliot admire in the work of Herbert and the metaphysical poets?
their abandonment of past metrical models

their adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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