MODERNISM 2016

Attended Howard, Barnard and Columbia University

The author pictured here is associated with what idea?  

Worn Path - which statement best supports the idea that her grandson is dead?

William Carlos Williams ....

Who wrote Dust Tracks on the Road?

Who wrote Dream Variations?

What happens to Judy in the end of Winter Dreams?

Exalted means...

In Dust Tracks - why were the children nervous/frightened of the visitors?

No matter where you start out, you choose where you will end up!

In Dust Tracks - what do the "dust tracks" symbolize?

Known for his use of STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS in novels such as Sound and the Fury?

Expatriate means....

Well known for use of stream of consciousness - like from "Granny's" point of view

From Winter Dreams - Judy Jones is characterized as...

Imagist poet - may be most well-known American poet - author of "Out, Out"?

Circumstances of a time and place affect art that is produced

Old Man and the Sea - lived an adventurous lifestyle including "manly" jobs and experiences

hard clear expression and short stanzas - CONCRETE images

F. Scott Fitzgerald/Great Gatsby is associated with what idea?

Expressed the real-life hopes and dreams of the downtrodden but hopeful in society...

main characters prove that while hero is NOT infallible, can still have "grace under pressure"

Worked and lived in Salinas area - wrote of plight of migrant workers and The Great Depression

Drove an ambulance in WWI and used that experience to write his Modernist stories and novels:

Liberty means...

Female writer who was inspired by the ancient Greek lyricists

important figure of the Harlem Renaissance

Imagist poems include depictions of boy getting his hand cut off and walking through the woods

Known for his wealth and lifestyle, especially his tumultuous relationship with wife, Zelda

Known for classical poetry and sonnets?

From Winter Dreams - Dexter is characterized as...

Disillusionment with the American Dream is associated with what idea?

The poem "Out, Out" was about...

Worn Path - Which idea supports the idea that her grandson is still alive?

Known for his classical style, particularly sonnets

The poem "Heat" by HD

Worn Path - how does title represent the focus of this story?

In Dust Tracks - what types of stories did Zora enjoy (based on her preferences in story)?

Famous singer of the Harlem Renaissance?

Was a pediatrician as well as a poet

Modernist hero is

Hard work/Puritan work ethic is associated with what idea?

Who wrote A Race at Morning?

Modernist characteristic...

Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?

The author pictured here is associated with what idea?  

Best known of the American poets - Poet Laureate and his poem was read at JFK inauguration

Culture influences the society in which it resides

In Dust Tracks - why were the white visitors so impressed by Zora?

Short story most similar to the GREAT GATSBY in theme and characterization...

Worn Path - Phoenix is...

He was LULLED into a false sense of security.  Lulled means

literary strategy to infuse information from an early plot point, out of sequence

Dust Tracks in the Road

poet known for nontraditional grammar and mechanics usage and forms

flowering of African American culture

Known for his Stream of Consciousness (but we did not read any of his work in this unit)

His AVARICE was obvious as he stared at the jewels.  In context, avarice means...

Their Eyes Were Watching God