T.S. Eliot
What was T.S. Eliot’s first name?
Thomas
What country was William Butler Yeats from?
Ireland
Who was D.H. Lawrence's biggest inspiration in his literature?
Frederich Nietszche
What was the rallying cry of modernist British writers?
"Make it new!"
What is the title of Eliot’s famous poem that expresses postwar decay of the world?
"The Waste Land"
What is W.B. Yeats' first name?
William
What did Lawrence not want people turning into?
Robots/Machines
Which major historical event deeply influenced modernist writers?
World War I
Which university did Eliot attend to study philosophy?
Harvard University
Yeats was influenced by mythology and mysticism from which culture?
Celtic (Irish) culture
What was one of Lawrence’s controversial topics he explored during his lifetime?
sexuality and human psychology
Name one ''creative venture'' that was inspired by Freud?
Stream of consciousness or surrealism
What church denomination was T.S. Eliot a part of
Anglican-Catholic
What poetic device did Yeats use in his poetry to represent complex ideas?
Symbolism
What was D.H. Lawrence famous statement
"God is dead"
In the modernism era, was Christianity on an incline or decline?
Decline.
What is the name of the poetic work where Eliot explores religious themes, and relativism, in which Little Gidding is a part of?
Four Quartets
What is the title of Yeats’ famous poem that describes the downfall of society?
"The Second Coming"
What was a major theme Lawrence explored in his writing?
Industrialization
What did Lawrence urge the people to do in relation to nature?
Be more in touch with nature. (''Touch Grass'')