Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2006

2015

2012

2001
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Hades

Orpheus

Hercules

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

Persephone

Euripides

Aphrodite

Eurydice
4 How long is the poem?

Six stanzas

Twenty lines

Six lines

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

Domestic Work

Monument

Thrall

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?

National Book Award

Nobel

Pulitzer

Bollingen
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Victorian poetry

Ekphrasis

Mythic poetry

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

It mirrors itself

Each line is only one word

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

T.S. Eliot

William Carlos Williams

H.D.

Ezra Pound
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?

Quintains

Couplets

Tercets

Quatrains
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 cannot remember Eurydice's face

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

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

Memory

A cage

A shadowy corner
16 Why does the poem use a mirrored structure?

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief

To retell the myth of Narcissus

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To show the shape of the underworld
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?

Darkness

Fire

A well

A lyre
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?

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Telemachus

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

Circularity

Politics

Memory

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

Zbigniew Herbert

Louise Glück

John Ashbury

John Berryman
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?

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

Because he wouldn't marry her
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 dreams

In the underworld

In Athens
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?

Every time he leaves his home

Every time he picks up a lyre

Every morning when he wakes up

Each night when he goes to sleep

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