Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2015

2006

2012

2001
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Orion

Hades

Orpheus

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

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Persephone
4 How long is the poem?
Twenty lines

Four stanzas

Six lines

Six stanzas
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?
Nobel

National Book Award

Bollingen

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

Ekphrasis

Victorian poetry

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 repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word

It features crossed-out lines

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

H.D.

Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"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."

"you back into morning. Sleep-heavy, turning,"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?
Tercets

Quintains

Couplets

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

A crack or split

Earthquake

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 is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?
Memory

A shadowy corner

Darkness

A cage
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To show the shape of the underworld

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To retell the myth of Narcissus
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?
Aimless and distracted

Somber and regretful

Peaceful and reflective

Spiteful and vicious
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?
Athena

Eurydice

Aphrodite

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

Dreams

Circularity

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

John Ashbury

Louise Glück

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

Because he wouldn't marry her

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?
Athena

Ares

Zeus

Hades
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In the underworld

On Mount Olympus

In dreams

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

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