Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2006

2015

2001

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Hades

Hercules

Orion

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

Eurydice

Persephone

Aphrodite

Euripides
4 How long is the poem?

Four stanzas

Six stanzas

Twenty lines

Six lines
5 What was the title of the collection in which this poem was published?

Domestic Work

Monument

Thrall

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?

National Book Award

Bollingen

Nobel

Pulitzer
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry

War poetry

Ekphrasis
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABAABA

ABBA

ABCABC

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

It mirrors itself

It features crossed-out lines

Each line is only one word

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

Ezra Pound

William Carlos Williams

H.D.

T.S. Eliot
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"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,"

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?

Quintains

Couplets

Quatrains

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

A crack or split

Disagreement

Earthquake

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

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?

Darkness

A shadowy corner

A cage

Memory
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show the shape of the underworld

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

A well

A lyre

Darkness

Fire
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Somber and regretful

Spiteful and vicious

Aimless and distracted

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

Athena

Eurydice

Aphrodite

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

Circularity

Dreams

Memory

Politics
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 turns to look at her before they leave the underworld

Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he did not love her

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

Zeus

Hades

Ares

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

In dreams

In Athens

In the underworld

On Mount Olympus
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every time he leaves his home

Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

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