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?

Orpheus

Hades

Hercules

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

Aphrodite

Eurydice

Persephone

Euripides
4 How long is the poem?

Twenty lines

Six stanzas

Six lines

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

Native Guard

Thrall

Domestic Work

Monument
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Bollingen

Pulitzer

National Book Award

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?

War poetry

Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry

Ekphrasis
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABAABA

ABAB

ABCABC

ABBA
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?

Each line is only one word

It mirrors itself

It repeats every two lines

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

T.S. Eliot

William Carlos Williams

Ezra Pound

H.D.
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"

"not to let go. You’ll be dead again tomorrow,"

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

Tercets

Couplets

Quatrains

Quintains
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?

Galaxy

Earthquake

A crack or split

Disagreement
14 What is the meaning of the phrase "constant forsaking" in the poem?

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

The way Orpheus cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

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

Darkness

A cage

A shadowy corner

Memory
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?

Fire

A lyre

A well

Darkness
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Peaceful and reflective

Spiteful and vicious

Somber and regretful

Aimless and distracted
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?

Athena

Aphrodite

Eurydice

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

Politics

Memory

Circularity

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

John Ashbury

John Berryman

Louise Glück

Zbigniew Herbert
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?

Zeus

Ares

Athena

Hades
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?

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every morning when he wakes up

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