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?
free verse

iambic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

trochaic pentameter
3 From what genre does the poem take inspiration?
vilanelle

epic

dialogue

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

courtly

erotic

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
haiku

three six-line stanzas

two sonnet-length stanzas

four couplets
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
Cupid

Herbert's mother

an attractive woman

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

he feels he is not worthy

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
they have no significance

the speaker is blind

they relate to vision and knowledge

they relate to the idea of prophecy
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he reminds him of his earthly beauty

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
10 Who serves the meal in the poem?
the speaker

Love

a servant

it magically appears
11 What best describes the speaker's attitude?
bold, flirtatious

skeptical, angry

defensive

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

defensive

suspiciously kind

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 self-cannibalism

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

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their adherence to their period's social mores

their innovative use of rhyme

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