Characteristics
Modernism/Imagism
Langston Hughes
History
Cultural Norms
100
What did the Harlem Renaissance portray?
Life of the average African American Man
100
Which came first?
Modernism
100
Which poem talks about his love for a girl?
Ardella
100
What decades did this take place in?
1920's and 1930's
100
What type of music was very popular?
Jazz
200
Complete the phrase "Black is _________"
Beautiful
200
What caused Modernism?
After WWI everything is society changed and was not perfect anymore. People wanted to find new ideas
200
Which poem do you see the difference in being free and liberated?
Refugee in America
200
What event happened during this period?
Great Depression
200
Name one type of dance that was popular
Charleston, The Black Bottom, The Shimmy
300
What did the literature celebrate?
Culture of the African American people
300
What did they break the rules of?
Cultural Norms, capitalization, punctuation
300
What is the Negro Speaks of Rivers about?
He explains all the places his ancestry has been including the Nile, Euphrates, and Mississippi river. He uses first person but talks for the rest of the culture also
300
What did this literature come after?
WWI
300
What kept the people entertained during this time?
Radio, board games, musicals
400
Name one of the themes:
Disillusionment, want for civil rights, Black is Beautiful
400
What did Imagism create?
Concrete images and clear expressions
400
What point of veiw did he often use?
1st person, but it represented the whole culture
400
What type of literature movement did it come from?
Modernism and Imagism
400
What emerged during this time?
Technology
500
Why did the Harlem Renaissance start?
The African Americans realized they weren't being represented in literature
500
Name one famous author from Modernism? Imagism?
Modernism- e.e cummings, T.S Elliot Imagism- Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell
500
Where was he born?
Missouri
500
What group of people got the right to vote one year before the movement?
Women
500
What was the famous painting that came out?
American Gothic
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