Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2012

2006

2001

2015
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hades

Hercules

Orion

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

Euripides

Aphrodite

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?
Four stanzas

Six lines

Twenty lines

Six 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?
National Book Award

Nobel

Bollingen

Pulitzer
7 What is the genre of the poem?
Victorian poetry

War poetry

Mythic poetry

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

ABBA

ABAB

ABCABC
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?
It features crossed-out lines

It mirrors itself

It repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
William Carlos Williams

T.S. Eliot

H.D.

Ezra Pound
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"you back into morning. Sleep-heavy, turning,"

"not to let go. You’ll be dead again tomorrow,"

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?
Tercets

Couplets

Quatrains

Quintains
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?
A crack or split

Galaxy

Earthquake

Disagreement
14 What is the meaning of the phrase "constant forsaking" in the poem?
The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?
Darkness

A cage

A shadowy corner

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 lyre

Fire

A well

Darkness
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?
Peaceful and reflective

Aimless and distracted

Spiteful and vicious

Somber and regretful
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?
Eurydice

Athena

Aphrodite

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

Politics

Memory

Circularity
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?
Louise Glück

John Berryman

John Ashbury

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

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

Because he wouldn't marry her

Because he did not love her
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?
Athena

Hades

Ares

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

On Mount Olympus

In Athens

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he leaves his home

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

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