Love (III) Quizzes

Love (III) Quiz

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

last

first

in the second section
2 Which of the following meters is used in the poem?
iambic pentameter

trochaic pentameter

iambic tetrameter

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

sestina

dialogue

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

erotic

courteous

rude
5 What is the form of the poem?
two sonnet-length stanzas

three six-line stanzas

four couplets

haiku
6 Who or what is personified as Love?
God

Cupid

Herbert's mother

an attractive woman
7 Why does the speaker hesitate to sit at Love's table?
he feels he is not worthy

he has not undergone the necessary rites of purifcation

he is an atheist

he is not hungry
8 What significance do eyes have in the poem?
the speaker is blind

they have no significance

they relate to the idea of prophecy

they relate to vision and knowledge
9 How does Love reassure the speaker?
he reminds him that he is God's creation, and worthy of God's love

he praises his poetry

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?
it magically appears

the speaker

a servant

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

defensive

skeptical, angry

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

skeptical, angry

friendly and courteous

defensive
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 adherence to their period's social mores

their abandonment of past metrical models

the complexity and freshness of their metaphors

their innovative use of rhyme

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