Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2006

2015

2001

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hades

Orpheus

Orion

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

Persephone

Euripides

Aphrodite
4 How long is the poem?
Six stanzas

Four stanzas

Twenty lines

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

Domestic Work

Monument

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?
National Book Award

Bollingen

Nobel

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

Mythic poetry

Ekphrasis

Victorian poetry
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABAB

ABBA

ABCABC

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

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines

It mirrors itself
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
William Carlos Williams

Ezra Pound

H.D.

T.S. Eliot
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?
Couplets

Tercets

Quatrains

Quintains
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 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 shadowy corner

Memory

A cage
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show the shape of the underworld

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

A well

Darkness

A lyre
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?
Athena

Eurydice

Telemachus

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

Memory

Circularity

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

John Ashbury

Zbigniew Herbert

Louise Glück
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he did not love her

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
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?
Ares

Hades

Zeus

Athena
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In Athens

On Mount Olympus

In dreams

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

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