Which of the following writers authored the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est?”

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?

A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers. B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition. C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the … Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?Read More...

Which of the following statements best characterizes the formal qualities of Langston Hughes’s poem “Life is Fine” ?

A. The diction is much more polysyllabic than monosyllabic. B. The use of alternating end rhymes and word repetitions enhance the music of the poem and along with its occasional dissonance give it an improvisational jazz-like quality. C. It is written in Standard American English for middle-class readers. D. This poem is structured like a … Which of the following statements best characterizes the formal qualities of Langston Hughes’s poem “Life is Fine” ?Read More...

H.D.’s poem “Oread” reads: “WHIRL up, sea-/Whirl your pointed pines./Splash your great pines/On our rocks./Hurl your green over us-/Cover us with your pools of fir.” To which of the following categories does this poem belong ?

A. Objectivist poetry B. Futurist poetry C. Imagist poetry D. Vorticist poetry...

Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Dragon and the Undying” includes the following lines: “Yet, though the slain are homeless as the breeze,/Vocal are they, like stormbewilder’d seas.” Which of the following literary devices does Sassoon use in these lines and to what effect ?

A. Metaphor to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature B. Simile to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature C. Metonymy to describe the brutality of modern warfare D. Onomatopoeia to describe the brutality of modern warfare...

Which of the following best describes the types of imagery used in Louis Zukofsky’s poem, “A: Seventh Movement: There Are Different Techniques” ?

A. Historic and contemporary imagery B. Kabalistic imagery C. Nationalist imagery D. Everyday imagery...