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?
Orpheus

Orion

Hercules

Hades
3 Who is the "you" in the poem?
Euripides

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Persephone
4 How long is the poem?
Six lines

Four stanzas

Twenty lines

Six stanzas
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?
Bollingen

National Book Award

Pulitzer

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?
Ekphrasis

Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry

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

ABCABC

ABBA

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

It repeats every two lines

It features crossed-out lines

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

Ezra Pound

William Carlos Williams

T.S. Eliot
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"

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

"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?
Tercets

Couplets

Quatrains

Quintains
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

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?
A shadowy corner

Darkness

A cage

Memory
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To retell the myth of Narcissus

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

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

Fire

A lyre

Darkness
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?
Athena

Eurydice

Telemachus

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

Memory

Dreams

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

Zbigniew Herbert

John Ashbury

Louise Glück
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he wouldn't marry her

Because he didn't kill a snake

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

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

Athena

Hades

Zeus
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In dreams

On Mount Olympus

In Athens

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he leaves his home

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

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