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?

Hades

Orpheus

Orion

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

Euripides

Eurydice

Persephone

Aphrodite
4 How long is the poem?

Four stanzas

Six lines

Twenty lines

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

Monument

Native Guard

Domestic Work

Thrall
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Nobel

National Book Award

Pulitzer

Bollingen
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Mythic poetry

Victorian poetry

Ekphrasis

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

ABBA

ABCABC

ABAABA

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

It repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word

It features crossed-out lines

It mirrors itself
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?

T.S. Eliot

Ezra Pound

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,"

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"but in dreams you live. So I try taking"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?

Quatrains

Couplets

Quintains

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

A crack or split

Disagreement

Earthquake

Galaxy
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 is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

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

Memory

A cage

A shadowy corner

Darkness
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?

Fire

Darkness

A well

A lyre
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?

Spiteful and vicious

Somber and regretful

Peaceful and reflective

Aimless and distracted
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?

Politics

Circularity

Dreams

Memory
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 wouldn't marry her

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

Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he did not love her
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?

Athena

Hades

Ares

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

In dreams

On Mount Olympus

In the underworld

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Each night when he goes to sleep

Every morning when he wakes up

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every time he leaves his home

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