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?

Orion

Hercules

Hades

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

Euripides

Eurydice

Persephone

Aphrodite
4 How long is the poem?

Six stanzas

Six lines

Four stanzas

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

Thrall

Monument

Native Guard

Domestic Work
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Nobel

National Book Award

Bollingen

Pulitzer
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Ekphrasis

Victorian poetry

Mythic poetry

War poetry
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABCABC

ABBA

ABAABA

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

Each line is only one word

It mirrors itself

It repeats every two lines

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

H.D.

William Carlos Williams

T.S. Eliot

Ezra Pound
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

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

"you back into morning. Sleep-heavy, turning,"

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

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

Quintains

Couplets

Tercets

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

Earthquake

A crack or split

Galaxy

Disagreement
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?

A shadowy corner

A cage

Darkness

Memory
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To show the shape of the underworld

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show Orpheus's fascination with art
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

A lyre

Darkness

A well

Fire
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Spiteful and vicious

Peaceful and reflective

Aimless and distracted

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

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Telemachus

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

Memory

Politics

Circularity

Dreams
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 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?

Athena

Hades

Ares

Zeus
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?

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

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