Terms
Poet Biography
Modernism
Harlem Renaissance
Poem Questions
100
A technique in which a character’s thoughts are presented as the mind experiences them
Stream of consciousness
100
Ezra Pound reshaped three of this poet’s poems. This poet wrote poems that created vivid, emotive images.
H.D.
100
What years did this movement occur?
1914-1945
100
What years did this occur?
1920s-1930s
100
In "A Station of the Metro", Pound writes the line: “Petals on a wet, black bough.” A bough is a _______________.
tree branch
200
Concentration of the direct presentation of word pictures to capture the essence of something and the emotions of that moment.
Imagism
200
This poet used innovative grammar and punctuation to emphasize meaning.
e.e. cummings
200
What major event helped shape the Modernism movement?
WWI
200
What sparked the movement?
The "Great Migration" when blacks moved from the south to the north in great numbers.
200
In "Pear Tree", what season of the year is the speaker describing?
spring
300
Poems that deal with rural settings.
Pastorals
300
This poet's motto was "make it new".
Ezra Pound
300
True or False: The goal of Modernism is to capture the essence of modern life
True
300
What was the goal of the Harlem Renaissance?
to express the unique experience of African Americans
300
In "Grass", what is important about all the locations (Waterloo, Gettysburg, Verdun, Ypres) described in the poem?
They are all sites of major battles throughout history
400
A unique way of writing including word choice, sentence structure, and the arrangement of words on a page.
Author's style
400
This is one of America’s most loved poets who went on to become the first poet ever to read poetry at a presidential inauguration.
Robert Frost
400
True or False: Modernists themes are directly stated rather than implied
False
400
Who is the speaker in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
Collective voice of all African Americans
400
In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", what is his inner struggle?
He is scared to tell his feelings to the girl he loves/likes; He is scared to ask the girl he loves/likes to marry/go out with him/etc.
500
Writing that ridicules or exposes the faults of individuals, groups, institutions, or humanity.
Satire
500
This poet won a Pulitzer Prize for writing a biography of Abraham Lincoln in 1940
Carl Sandburg
500
Modernists are rebelling against a. Old ideas of society b. Tradition c. All of the above d. None of the above.
C - all of the above
500
Who is the brother in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping"?
White men
500
In "Mending Wall", how do the speaker and the neighbor feel about walls?
Speaker - does not like walls; Neighbor - likes walls BONUS: How did the neighbor learn to like walls?
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