Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2001

2015

2006

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Hercules

Orion

Hades

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

Aphrodite

Eurydice

Persephone

Euripides
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?

Domestic Work

Native Guard

Thrall

Monument
6 What prize did the collection receive?

National Book Award

Bollingen

Nobel

Pulitzer
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Victorian poetry

Mythic poetry

Ekphrasis

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

ABAABA

ABCABC

ABBA

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

It features crossed-out lines

Each line is only one word

It repeats every two lines

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

T.S. Eliot

H.D.

William Carlos Williams

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"

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

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

Quintains

Couplets

Quatrains

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

Disagreement

Earthquake

A crack or split

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 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
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?

Memory

Darkness

A shadowy corner

A cage
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?

Fire

A lyre

A well

Darkness
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?

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Telemachus

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

Circularity

Memory

Politics

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

John Ashbury

Louise Glück

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman
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 wouldn't marry her

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

Athena

Ares

Zeus

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 morning when he wakes up

Every time he picks up a lyre

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

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