How did Modernist authors treat their readers?

Assumed readers were capable of making inferences

Which of the following is NOT true of Modernist literature?

Protagonist is often a well-respected hero

Which of the following is NOT a common stylistic device in Modernism?

excessive use of personification

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1
How did Modernist authors treat their readers?
Assumed readers only liked direct characterization
Assumed readers were capable of making inferences
Assumed readers wanted only happy stories
Assumed readers preferred fantastical plots
2
Which of the following is NOT a Modernist characteristic?
belief in karma and fate
fear and appearance of death
procrastination/inability to act
flashbacks to the past
3
Which of the following artists is a Modernist artist?
Henri Matisse
Jackson Pollock
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
4
How did Modernists present the physical world?
like an ever-changing being
like a wild nature habitat
like a wasteland
like a peaceful garden
5
True/False: Modernism is considered a movement of literature, not a period of literature.
True
False
6
Which of the following is NOT true of Modernist literature?
Presents irony with an emotional element
Protagonist feels isolated/alienated
Protagonist is often a well-respected hero
Often presents a fragmented depiction of life
7
Which technique describes only showing the reader 1/8 of the story?
Iceberg Technique
Postmodernist Allusion Technique
Dramatic Technique
Joyce Reflective Technique
8
True/False: Modernism utilized local color to show ordinary life.
True
False
9
Which of the following is NOT a Modernist theme?
Violence & Alienation
Love
Race Relations
Loss & Despair
10
Which of the following is NOT a common stylistic device in Modernism?
Biblical allusions
use of many footnotes
excessive use of personification
mythical allusions
11
Modernism developed as a reaction to what historical event?
World War I
The battle for French independence
Colonialism
World War II
12
Which of the following is NOT a Modernist author?
F. Scott Fitzergerald
Kurt Vonnegut
Ernest Hemingway
James Joyce

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