Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2012

2015

2001

2006
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hercules

Orion

Hades

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

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Euripides
4 How long is the poem?
Twenty lines

Six stanzas

Four stanzas

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

Thrall

Domestic Work

Monument
6 What prize did the collection receive?
Bollingen

Pulitzer

National Book Award

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?
Mythic poetry

War poetry

Victorian poetry

Ekphrasis
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABAB

ABAABA

ABBA

ABCABC
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?
Each line is only one word

It repeats every two lines

It features crossed-out lines

It mirrors itself
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
H.D.

T.S. Eliot

Ezra Pound

William Carlos Williams
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"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?
Quintains

Tercets

Couplets

Quatrains
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?
Earthquake

Disagreement

Galaxy

A crack or split
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?
Memory

Darkness

A cage

A shadowy corner
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To show the shape of the underworld

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To retell the myth of Narcissus
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?
A lyre

Fire

A well

Darkness
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?
Spiteful and vicious

Peaceful and reflective

Somber and regretful

Aimless and distracted
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?
Telemachus

Aphrodite

Athena

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

Circularity

Politics

Memory
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?
John Berryman

Zbigniew Herbert

John Ashbury

Louise Glück
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he wouldn't marry her

Because he did not love her

Because he turns to look at her before they leave the underworld
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?
Zeus

Hades

Athena

Ares
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In dreams

On Mount Olympus

In the underworld

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

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