Modernism Background
Modernism began in this time period.
What is the 20th century?
Poetry without a regular rhyme or meter pattern.
What is free verse?
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet.
What is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG?
This poet wrote the poem Chicago.
Who is Carl Sandburg?
This poet wrote The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This major war caused many people to question society, progress, and traditional beliefs.
What is World War I?
A writing style that shows a character’s flowing thoughts and feelings.
What is stream of consciousness?
The regular rhythm or beat of a poem.
What is meter?
In this poem by Carl Sandburg, a city is famously called the “Hog Butcher for the World.”
What is Chicago?
This poet wrote the poem Incident.
Who is Countee Cullen?
This major social change involved the growth of factories, machines, and cities.
What is industrialization?
When a text feels broken into different pieces or disconnected parts.
What is fragmentation?
Repeating beginning consonant sounds in words.
What is alliteration?
This poet wrote I Hear America Singing, a poem celebrating workers.
Who is Walt Whitman?
Langston Hughes was a major writer of this cultural movement celebrating Black art and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Modernist writers rejected these
What are traditional ideas / traditions?
Feeling lonely or separated from society.
What is alienation?
Repeating vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance?
Both Sandburg and Whitman often wrote about these types of people
What are workers / working-class people?
In Incident, the speaker remembers a racist moment from when he was this age.
What is eight years old?
This term describes people feeling confused, disappointed, and unsure about society after major historical changes.
What is disillusionment?
Modernist texts often suggest that meaning is this and can be interpreted differently by readers.
What is subjective?
Repeating consonant sounds inside or at the end of words.
What is consonance?
Compared to Whitman’s hopeful tone, Sandburg’s view of industrial America is often more this.
What is gritty / harsh / realistic?
In The Negro Speaks of Rivers, the rivers symbolize the long history and identity of this group of people.
Who are African Americans / Black people?