Professor Hammer argues that Hart Crane’s poem “Voyages” is a complex reply to which of the following modernist works ?

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Which of the following statements best characterizes Ezra Pound’s poem “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley” ?

A. It is primarily a narrative poem. B. It uses iambic pentameter to achieve tonal fluidity. C. It undermines the idea of a single lyrical voice by using diverse cultural symbols and numerous phrases in various languages. D. Its intensity derives from the combination of modern subject matter and alexandrine couplets....

Professor Hammer argues that Marianne Moore’s poem “England” suggests which of the following ?

A. Moore’s emotional and aesthetic attachment to England B. Moore’s harsh critique of the carnage of World War I C. Moore’s particular kind of combative American cultural nationalism D. Moore’s interest in England’s civilizing mission in the world...

Which of the following poets did NOTwrite about his experiences in World War II ?

A. Wilfred Owen B. Keith Douglas C. Randall Jarrell D. Karl Shapiro...

Complete the following sentence. Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium” is a good example of High Modernism, because it_____________?

A. embraces the rhythms and diction of common man’s speech. B. was written at the very beginning of the 20th century. C. attempts to create a modernist high culture. D. does not employ rhyme....

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

A. Patriotic imagery B. Irony C. Nihilism D. Apocalyptic imagery...