Myth (Trethewey poem) Quizzes

Myth (Trethewey poem) Quiz

1 When was the poem published?

2015

2001

2006

2012
2 What mythical figure is the poem about?

Orion

Hercules

Orpheus

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

Eurydice

Aphrodite

Euripides

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?

Monument

Thrall

Domestic Work

Native Guard
6 What prize did the collection receive?

Nobel

Pulitzer

Bollingen

National Book Award
7 What is the genre of the poem?

Ekphrasis

War poetry

Mythic poetry

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

ABAB

ABCABC

ABAABA

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

It mirrors itself

Each line is only one word

It repeats every two lines

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

Ezra Pound

H.D.

William Carlos Williams

T.S. Eliot
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

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

"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

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

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

Quintains

Couplets

Tercets

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

Galaxy

Disagreement

Earthquake

A crack or split
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 forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

The way Orpheus is unable to play the lyre anymore

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

A cage

Darkness

Memory

A shadowy corner
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

Darkness

A well

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

Peaceful and reflective

Aimless and distracted

Somber and regretful

Spiteful and vicious
19 Which of the following is a character in the poem?

Aphrodite

Athena

Eurydice

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

Circularity

Politics

Memory

Dreams
21 Who wrote "A Myth of Devotion"?

Louise Glück

Zbigniew Herbert

John Ashbury

John Berryman
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 didn't kill a snake

Because he wouldn't marry her
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?

In Athens

On Mount Olympus

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 morning when he wakes up

Every time he picks up a lyre

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