According to the literary critic, Paul Fussell, which of the following was a central trope of English poetry written during the Great War ?

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Which of the following statements best characterizes American World War II poems ?

A. They tend to use traditional rhyme schemes and rhythms, and they avoid free verse. B. They tend to use metaphors and avoid direct descriptive statements. C. They tend to use classical imagery while rejecting romantic tropes. D. They tend to be narrative and confront the reader with stark wartime realities....

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...

Which of the following was an important influence on Charles Reznikoff’s shift away from romantic rhetoric ?

A. His study of ancient history B. His study of law C. His study of medicine D. His study of Sanskrit...

The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” ends with the following lines: “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest/To children ardent for some desperate glory,/The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est/ Pro patria mori.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines ?

A. Brooke’s inclusion of a quotation from Horace in these lines serves to emphasize the distance between the ideals ofWestern civilization and its realities. B. These lines suggest the author’s anger and disillusionment with cultural norms which glorify war. C. In these lines, Brooke seeks to bridge the gap between individual experience and cultural norms … The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” ends with the following lines: “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest/To children ardent for...

Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?

A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community. B. Stein was primarily a muse for modernist poets. C. Stein was a proponent of low modernism. D. Stein was an opponent of vanguard trends....