Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2006

2001

2015

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Orpheus

Hades

Orion

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

Persephone

Aphrodite

Eurydice

Euripides
4 How long is the poem?

Six lines

Four stanzas

Six stanzas

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

Thrall

Monument

Domestic Work

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Pulitzer

National Book Award

Bollingen

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?

War poetry

Victorian poetry

Mythic poetry

Ekphrasis
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABCABC

ABAABA

ABBA

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

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word

It mirrors itself
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,"

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

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

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

Quatrains

Tercets

Quintains

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

Earthquake

A crack or split

Disagreement

Galaxy
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 is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

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 Orpheus's fascination with art

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show the shape of the underworld
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

Darkness

Fire

A well

A lyre
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Somber and regretful

Peaceful and reflective

Spiteful and vicious

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

Athena

Telemachus

Eurydice

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

Politics

Circularity

Dreams

Memory
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman

Louise Glück

John Ashbury
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?

Because he wouldn't marry her

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
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 Athens

In dreams

On Mount Olympus

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Every time he picks up a lyre

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every morning when he wakes up

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