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?
Orion

Orpheus

Hades

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

Aphrodite

Persephone

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?
Six lines

Four stanzas

Twenty lines

Six stanzas
5 What was the title of the collection in which this poem was published?
Domestic Work

Thrall

Monument

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?
Nobel

National Book Award

Bollingen

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?
ABCABC

ABAB

ABAABA

ABBA
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?
It mirrors itself

It repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word

It features crossed-out lines
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
Ezra Pound

H.D.

T.S. Eliot

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

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

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

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

Quintains

Couplets

Quatrains
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld

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

Memory

Darkness

A cage
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

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?
Fire

A lyre

A well

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

Aimless and distracted

Peaceful and reflective

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

Telemachus

Eurydice

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

Memory

Politics

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

Louise Glück

John Ashbury

Zbigniew Herbert
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?
Ares

Zeus

Athena

Hades
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In the underworld

In Athens

On Mount Olympus

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

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

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