What is the principal subject of Marianne Moore’s poem “An Octopus” ?

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the form of Claude McKay’s poem “The Harlem Dancer” ?

A. It is an English sonnet. B. It is an Italian sonnet. C. It is a Spenserian sonnet. D. It is a free verse poem....

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...

According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?

A. Is authentic poetry possible in the aftermath of the carnage of World War I? B. Given the diversity of the world’s poetic traditions, can there be a universal language of poetic symbolism? C. How can a shared world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people? D. Given that … According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?Read More...

According to W.E.B. Dubois in his Atlantic Monthly essay, “The Strivings of the Negro People,” what are some of the personal consequences for an African- American living in a racist society at the beginning of the 20th century ?

A. Feeling like an outcast in your own house B. Becoming a stuttering sycophant just to survive C. Wrapping yourself in the armor of anger and resentment D. All of the above...

Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?

A. The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime. B. The poem praises those technological achievements which protect human life in wartime. C. The poem uses images of the apocalypse to criticize the cruelty of war. D. The poem presents the war as … Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?Read More...