Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

in the second section

last

first
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

iambic pentameter

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

dialogue

epic

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

courtly

courteous

rude
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?
an attractive woman

Herbert's mother

Cupid

God
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 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?
the speaker

it magically appears

Love

a servant
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
bold, flirtatious

defensive

doubtful, shy

skeptical, angry
12 What best describes Love's attitutde?
suspiciously kind

defensive

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous
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 sexual union

a metaphor for the sacrament/communion

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

their innovative use of rhyme

their adherence to their period's social mores

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

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