Literature of the Modern Age Review

writer who tried to capture life in the deep South

Which of the following titles does NOT apply to this time period?

used his hometown to create a fictional literary place

What narrative technique developed as a result of modern psychology?

What literary movement included poetry that used clear, concrete images?

leader of the Harlem Renaissance

writer whose place in literary history was restored by Alice Walker

WWI was called -

American poet and pedetrician

When did women get the right to vote?

writer of The Great Gatsby

What act led to bootlegging and organized crime?

Which of the following describes the period from 1914 to 1945?

expat creator of Imagism

African American poet who believed art transcended race

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

What ended the Roaring 20s and started the Great Depression?

expat writer of "The Wasteland"

the first American poet to speak at a presidential inauguration

writer who credits 5 famous writers with her education

Two wars and a depression led to a new literary movement called Modernism; its purpose was to -

wrote about life during the Great Depression and the celebration of the human spirit

American writer injured serving as WWI ambulance driver

What prompted America to enter WWI?

American poet who also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln

What event brought America into WWII?

To where did most expatriots move?