Which of the following figures is the author of the 1909 “Futurist Manifesto” ?

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Ezra Pound’s “Cantos” may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound’s poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?

A. The Mahabharata B. Paradise Lost C. The Odyssey D. The Aeneid...

In T.S. Eliot’s essay called “Tradition and Individual Talent,” he argues that the progress of an artist consists of which of the following ?

A. “Continual expansion of the personality and its diverse elements” B. “Continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality” C. “Continual transformation of the personality” D. “Continual identification with the past”...

What are some of the surface similarities between Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” and John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Telling the Bees” ?

A. They both address the theme of death. B. Both use formal meter to present a narrative structure. C. They are both set in rural New England. D. All of these answers...

In his essay “The Symbolism of Poetry,” William Butler Yeats argues that which of the following is the purpose of rhythm ?

A. To “amplify and clarify the indistinct emotions created by metaphorical symbols” B. To “prolong the moment of contemplation” C. To “counteract the forces of dispersal inherent in metaphorical language” D. To “make poetry new”...

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...