Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2015

2001

2006

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hades

Orion

Orpheus

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

Persephone

Aphrodite

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?
Twenty lines

Six stanzas

Four stanzas

Six lines
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?
Pulitzer

Nobel

Bollingen

National Book Award
7 What is the genre of the poem?
Victorian poetry

War poetry

Mythic poetry

Ekphrasis
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABAABA

ABCABC

ABAB

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

Each line is only one word

It repeats every two lines

It features crossed-out lines
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
William Carlos Williams

T.S. Eliot

H.D.

Ezra Pound
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?
Couplets

Quintains

Quatrains

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

A crack or split

Galaxy

Earthquake
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 forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

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

Memory

Darkness

A shadowy corner
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?
To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

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

A lyre

Darkness

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

Somber and regretful

Aimless and distracted

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

Aphrodite

Athena

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

Circularity

Memory

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

John Ashbury

Louise Glück

John Berryman
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he did not love her

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

Hades

Zeus

Ares
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
On Mount Olympus

In the underworld

In dreams

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every morning when he wakes up

Every time he picks up a lyre

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