Which of the following literary devices is most prominent in Gertrude Stein’s poem “New” ?

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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....

In analyzing T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Professor Hammer argues that Eliot creates something that might be called which of the following ?

A. “A meditation on contradictions” B. “Overheard inner speech” C. “Implicit dialogue with the future” D. “Objective correlative”...

Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

A. His political views B. His will to imaginative freedom C. His will to sexual freedom D. Both B and C...

Which of the following statements best characterizes the central questions faced by poetry after the Holocaust ?

A. Is it possible for Romantic themes in poetry to be meaningful after the Holocaust? B. The horror of the Holocaust was inexpressible; how can poetry speak of what is inexpressible? C. Is there a relationship between poetry and rationality after the Holocaust? D. Is there a meaningful relationship between World War I poetry and … Which of the following statements best characterizes the central questions faced by poetry after the Holocaust ?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...