Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2001

2012

2015

2006
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Hades

Orpheus

Orion

Hercules
3 Who is the "you" in the poem?

Euripides

Persephone

Aphrodite

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?

Six lines

Six stanzas

Twenty lines

Four stanzas
5 What was the title of the collection in which this poem was published?

Monument

Domestic Work

Native Guard

Thrall
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Pulitzer

Bollingen

National Book Award

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Ekphrasis

Mythic poetry
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABAB

ABCABC

ABAABA

ABBA
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?

Each line is only one word

It mirrors itself

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?

Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot

H.D.

William Carlos Williams
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"

"you back into morning. Sleep-heavy, turning,"

"not to let go. You’ll be dead again tomorrow,"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

Tercets
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?

Earthquake

Galaxy

A crack or split

Disagreement
14 What is the meaning of the phrase "constant forsaking" in the poem?

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?

A cage

A shadowy corner

Memory

Darkness
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?

To show the shape of the underworld

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To show Orpheus's fascination with art
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

A lyre

A well

Fire

Darkness
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Spiteful and vicious

Somber and regretful

Aimless and distracted

Peaceful and reflective
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?

Eurydice

Athena

Telemachus

Aphrodite
20 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem?

Politics

Circularity

Memory

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

John Ashbury

Louise Glück

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?

Because he did not love her

Because he turns to look at her before they leave the underworld

Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he wouldn't marry her
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?

Ares

Hades

Athena

Zeus
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?

On Mount Olympus

In Athens

In dreams

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every morning when he wakes up

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