Which of the following events increased the appeal of communism among American intellectuals both black and white in the years between 1918 and 1939 ?

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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....

Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens’s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?

A. Stevens’s poetry is primarily, though not explicitly, concerned with metaphysics. B. Stevens’s poetry investigates its own rules. C. Stevens’s poetry always addresses several different audiences. D. Stevens’s poetry highlights an objective voice....

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?

A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities. B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization. C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights. D. World War I poets like … Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?Read More...

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...

Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?

A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery. B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression. C. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject … Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?Read More...