Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?
2015

2006

2001

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?
Hercules

Orpheus

Hades

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

Persephone

Eurydice

Euripides
4 How long is the poem?
Six lines

Six stanzas

Twenty lines

Four stanzas
5 What was the title of the collection in which this poem was published?
Native Guard

Thrall

Monument

Domestic Work
6 What prize did the collection receive?
Nobel

Pulitzer

National Book Award

Bollingen
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

ABBA

ABCABC

ABAABA
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

H.D.

T.S. Eliot

Ezra Pound
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?
Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets

Tercets
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?
A crack or split

Galaxy

Earthquake

Disagreement
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus constantly has nightmares about the underworld
15 What does the term "Erebus" refer to in the poem?
A shadowy corner

Memory

Darkness

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

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

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?
Darkness

A lyre

Fire

A well
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?
Aimless and distracted

Peaceful and reflective

Spiteful and vicious

Somber and regretful
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?
Circularity

Memory

Politics

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?
Louise Glück

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman

John Ashbury
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?
Hades

Ares

Athena

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

In dreams

On Mount Olympus

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he picks up a lyre

Every time he leaves his home

Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

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