Literature of the Modern Age Review

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

the first American poet to speak at a presidential inauguration

writer who credits 5 famous writers with her education

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

What event brought America into WWII?

American poet who also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln

What narrative technique developed as a result of modern psychology?

writer whose place in literary history was restored by Alice Walker

African American poet who believed art transcended race

writer of The Great Gatsby

What act led to bootlegging and organized crime?

American writer injured serving as WWI ambulance driver

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

writer who tried to capture life in the deep South

expat creator of Imagism

To where did most expatriots move?

WWI was called -

American poet and pedetrician

What prompted America to enter WWI?

expat writer of "The Wasteland"

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

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

leader of the Harlem Renaissance

When did women get the right to vote?

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

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

used his hometown to create a fictional literary place