Modernism Test Flashcards
What is the Poetic Movement?
Imagism
List 2 of Frost’s famous poems
The Road Not Taken
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Extras: A Boy’s Will, North of Boston, Out,Out-
A poem that tells a story, and it contains characters, a plot, conflict, and a setting
Narrative Poetry
A poem that recreates an event through dialogue or monologue as well as the use of description
dramatic poetry
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry (iambic, trochaic, dactylic, or anapestic)
Meter
the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language
rhythm
the repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables and all succeeding syllables
rhyme
words that have some correspondence of sound but not an exact one
slant rhyme
In general, a discrepancy between appearances and reality. Dramatic, Situational, Verbal, Cosmic
Irony
What is considered to be the most important poem of the century and who wrote it?
“The Wasteland” by T.S. Eliot
writing technique that lets readers know the character’s thoughts
stream of consciousness
name of influential psychologist at the time
Sigmund Freud
Where did the Harlem Renaissance happen and who was involved?
Harlem, New York. African American writers
Name 2 major content concepts of the Modernist movement
dominant mood, alienation and disconnection, people unable to communicate effectively, fear of eroding traditions and grief over the loss of the past
Name 2 authors who were able to earn major awards
Sinclair Lewis, T.S, Eliot, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner
What were the 4 types of conflict?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself
What is Fitzgerald known for capturing?
the gaiety and the emptiness of the roaring twenties
What is Fitzgerald’s masterpiece?
The Great Gatsby
What phrase did Fitzgerald coin?
“The Jazz Age”
In Winter Dreams, Judy says, “I’m more beautiful than anybody else. Why can’t I be happy?”. What is the significance of this?
Judy is illustrating the Jazz Age. She feels entitled and perfect, yet she is so empty.
What is the early 20th century called?
“Age of Eliot”
What is surrealism?
a movement in art and literature that began in Europe during the 1920s. Surrealists wanted to replace conventional realism with the full expression of the unconscious mind, which they considered to be more real than the “real” world.
What is considered the most notable American dramatic monologue?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The most famous expatriate
F. Scott Fitzgerald or Ernest Hemingway
Attended Harvard but quit after two years
Robert Frost
Was the first American to win the Nobel prize
Sinclair Lewis
Wrote “Birches”
Robert Frost
Married Zelda Sayre from Alabama
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Decided to become a writer at age 14 and would lock himself in his room
John Steinbeck
wrote “Of Mice and Men”
John Steinbeck
Famous for writing about laborers and the injustices of the Depression
John Steinbeck
Believed poetry should be complex and difficult
T.S. Eliot
