Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2001

2015

2012

2006
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hercules

Hades

Orpheus

Orion
3 Who is the "you" in the poem?
Persephone

Aphrodite

Euripides

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?
Four stanzas

Twenty lines

Six lines

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

Domestic Work

Native Guard

Thrall
6 What prize did the collection receive?
Nobel

National Book Award

Pulitzer

Bollingen
7 What is the genre of the poem?
Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry

Ekphrasis

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

ABAABA

ABAB

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

Each line is only one word

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
T.S. Eliot

H.D.

Ezra Pound

William Carlos Williams
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"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,"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?
Quatrains

Tercets

Couplets

Quintains
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 is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?
Memory

A cage

A shadowy corner

Darkness
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?
Fire

A lyre

Darkness

A well
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?
Peaceful and reflective

Aimless and distracted

Spiteful and vicious

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

Eurydice

Athena

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

Politics

Memory

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?
Zbigniew Herbert

Louise Glück

John Ashbury

John Berryman
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he did not love her

Because he wouldn't marry her

Because he turns to look at her before they leave the underworld
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 dreams

In the underworld

In Athens

On Mount Olympus
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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