Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2012

2006

2001

2015
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Orion

Orpheus

Hercules

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

Aphrodite

Euripides

Persephone

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?

Six lines

Six stanzas

Four stanzas

Twenty 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?

National Book Award

Bollingen

Pulitzer

Nobel
7 What is the genre of the poem?

War poetry

Ekphrasis

Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry
8 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

ABBA

ABAABA

ABCABC

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

Each line is only one word

It mirrors itself

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?

H.D.

Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot

William Carlos Williams
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"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,"

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?

Tercets

Quatrains

Couplets

Quintains
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice
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 reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To show the shape of the underworld

To retell the myth of Narcissus
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

A lyre

Fire

A well

Darkness
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Aimless and distracted

Somber and regretful

Spiteful and vicious

Peaceful and reflective
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?

Circularity

Memory

Dreams

Politics
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman

John Ashbury

Louise Glück
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?

Because he did not love her

Because he didn't kill a snake

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

Because he wouldn't marry her
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?

Ares

Hades

Zeus

Athena
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?

On Mount Olympus

In Athens

In dreams

In the underworld
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

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