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?
Hercules

Hades

Orion

Orpheus
3 Who is the "you" in the poem?
Aphrodite

Eurydice

Euripides

Persephone
4 How long is the poem?
Six lines

Six stanzas

Twenty lines

Four stanzas
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?
Bollingen

Nobel

Pulitzer

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?
ABCABC

ABBA

ABAABA

ABAB
9 What is unusual about the structure of the poem?
It mirrors itself

It features crossed-out lines

It repeats every two lines

Each line is only one word
10 Who is the author of "Priapus"?
William Carlos Williams

H.D.

Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot
11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"Again and again, this constant forsaking."

"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,"
12 What type of stanza does the poem feature?
Tercets

Quatrains

Quintains

Couplets
13 What is the meaning of the word "rift"?
Earthquake

Galaxy

A crack or split

Disagreement
14 What is the meaning of the phrase "constant forsaking" in the poem?
The way Orpheus is forced to relive the loss of Eurydice

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
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 retell the myth of Narcissus

To show the shape of the underworld

To show Orpheus's fascination with art

To reflect Orpheus's inability to escape his grief
17 Which of the following is an image in the poem?
A well

Fire

Darkness

A lyre
18 What best describes the tone of the poem?
Spiteful and vicious

Aimless and distracted

Peaceful and reflective

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

Aphrodite

Athena

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

Politics

Dreams

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

Zbigniew Herbert

John Berryman

Louise Glück
22 Why does Orpheus fail to save Eurydice?
Because he didn't kill a snake

Because he wouldn't marry her

Because he did not love her

Because he turns to look at her before they leave the underworld
23 Which Greek god does Orpheus make a deal with initially?
Athena

Zeus

Hades

Ares
24 What is the only place where Orpheus can still be with Eurydice?
In dreams

In Athens

In the underworld

On Mount Olympus
25 When does Orpheus lose Eurydice?
Every time he leaves his home

Every morning when he wakes up

Every time he picks up a lyre

Each night when he goes to sleep

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