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?
Hades

Orion

Orpheus

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

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Persephone
4 How long is the poem?
Six lines

Four stanzas

Six stanzas

Twenty lines
5 What was the title of the collection in which this poem was published?
Native Guard

Monument

Domestic Work

Thrall
6 What prize did the collection receive?
Nobel

Pulitzer

National Book Award

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

Victorian poetry

War poetry

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

ABAABA

ABBA

ABCABC
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"?
Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot

William Carlos Williams

H.D.
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"not to let go. You’ll be dead again tomorrow,"

"you back into morning. Sleep-heavy, turning,"

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

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

Tercets

Quatrains

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

Galaxy

Disagreement

Earthquake
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 constantly has nightmares about the underworld

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 shadowy corner

Memory

Darkness

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

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show Orpheus's fascination with art
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?
Peaceful and reflective

Spiteful and vicious

Aimless and distracted

Somber and regretful
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?
Athena

Telemachus

Eurydice

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

Circularity

Memory

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?
John Ashbury

Louise Glück

John Berryman

Zbigniew Herbert
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 wouldn't marry her

Because he didn't kill a snake
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 Athens

In dreams
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he leaves his home

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

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