The elements of Modernism in American literature focus on all of the following EXCEPT

Contemplation of nature's beauty and influence

Poets of Harlem Renaissance wrote American poetry that involved

ghetto speech and rhythms from Jazz and Blues

Many American modernist writers

maintained a vision of America as Eden

After WW1, American writers began to

grow cynical about traditional authority and values

Ernest Heminway created major characters who

behave honorably in a world without purpose

Some American poets were inspired by modernist European painters, while others looked to

traditional forms and ordinary speech

American modernist writers managed to

Avoid fundamental questions asked by writers of the past

the modernist movement challenged America writers to

Find new themes, subjects, and styles for their work

During the modern period, the center of American literary life finally shifted away from

the New England Puritan tradition

Until the beginning of the 20th century, all were part of the American dream EXCEPT

respect for the mysterious workings of the subconscious mind

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1
When America emerged from WW1, change took place in America's loss of
innocence
musical innovation
Ecomonic stability
technological advancement
2
The war introduced all of the following changes except new
domestic policy
moral codes
fashions
slang expressions
3
The elements of Modernism in American literature focus on all of the following EXCEPT
Contemplation of nature's beauty and influence
rejection of traditional themes and subjects
emphasis on bold experiementation in style and form
interest in the inner workings of the human mind
4
Two important trends that were factors in the breakdown of traditional beliefs + values
Socialism and literary analysis
Fascism and logic
Deism and rational thought
Marxism and psychoanalysis
5
Poets of Harlem Renaissance wrote American poetry that involved
ghetto speech and rhythms from Jazz and Blues
Traditional verse form
discussions of the decline of American Cities
references to ancient African forms of poetry
6
Many American modernist writers
embraced the boundless optimism of earlier times
believed nature had outlived its usefulness
focused on obscure questions and issues
maintained a vision of America as Eden
7
During the Jazz Age, many American writers and artists
embraced the idea of America as Eden
Lived as expatriates in France
openly criticized the music of the period
supported Prohibition in their work
8
After WW1, American writers began to
try to tighten their connections with the past
grow cynical about traditional authority and values
abandon their art and find new ways of making a living
urge the country to build economic opportunities
9
Ernest Heminway created major characters who
behave honorably in a world without purpose
avoid the challenges of day to day life
express themselves in flamboyant ways
are willing to do anything to achieve their goals
10
Hemingway introduced a new kind of American hero whose most important trait was his
education
ability to survive in the wilderness
Romantic view of life
disillusionment
11
Some American poets were inspired by modernist European painters, while others looked to
ancient Greek and Roman myths for themes
traditional forms and ordinary speech
Forms they admired in modern British drama
American painters for style and subject
12
American modernist writers managed to
focus only on the positive aspects of American culture
destroy our illusions about American dreams and ideals
create a literature that reflects many American voices
Avoid fundamental questions asked by writers of the past
13
the modernist movement challenged America writers to
avoid the influences and ideas of European writers
adopt Marxism as a philosophical basis for their work
Find new themes, subjects, and styles for their work
Set their stories and poems in the South or Midwest
14
During the modern period, the center of American literary life finally shifted away from
Native American oral tradition
European influence
tall tales of the frontier
the New England Puritan tradition
15
Until the beginning of the 20th century, all were part of the American dream EXCEPT
belief that the country's abundance was limitless
respect for the mysterious workings of the subconscious mind
trust in the ultimate triumph of any self-reliant individual
faith in America's progress towards prosperity

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