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What is Modernism?

What was one change in poetry in the Modernist movement?

Modernism Quiz

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What was one change in poetry in the Modernist movement?
Its themes focused on the changing world of the 20th century
It suddenly was good
Longer poems went out of style
It broke traditional conventions of rhyme and meter
2
What is Modernism?
A style of writing that abandoned old grammar conventions
Artistic reaction to Victorian Literature
A style of art that "breaks the rules"
Artistic reaction to the grim state of the world
3
True or False: WWI heavily influenced the Modernist movement.
False
True
4
What are some of the common types of figurative language in modernist poetry?
All of the above
Allusion
Symbolism
Bizarre metaphors, similes, and personification
5
What was another change in poetry in the Modernist movement?
Poems focused exclusively on images and symbols
It was suddenly bad
Most poems stopped using punctuation
It used minimal, every day language
6
What was the goal of New Criticism?
None of the above
Analyzing the reader's response to the work
Analyzing the text itself
Analyzing the author's intent of the work
7
True or False: Modernism ushered in a huge change in poetry
True
False
8
What scientific advancements were made during the Modernist movement?
Max Planck’s quantum theory
Einstein’s theory of relativity
All of the above
Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams