Unit 14- Modern Poetry Flashcards
three most distinct voices in modern poetry
Robinson, Frost, Cummings
America’s greatest modern poet
Frost
most experimental modern poet
Cummmings
America’s most influential modern poet
T.S Eliot
problems with modern poetry
- questions traditional values and beliefs
- occupied with modern psychology
- reflects naturalism and turns to Marxism
one group of international experimental poets who organized a revolt against traditional forms
Imagists
modern poems are characterized by
common speech
free rhythm
and above all the use of clear images
wrote What Riches Have You?
George Santanya
greatest riches
faith and hope we have in God
wrote The Hill
Edgar Lee Masters
theme of What Riches Have You?
faith and hope we have in God are the greatest riches
considered a landmark in American literature
Spon River Anhology
made up of 244 poetic monologues by various characters who have died
Spoon River Anthology
wrote Anne Rutledge
Edgar Lee Masters
Anne Rutlidge loved
Abe Lincoln
wrote Emily Sparks
Masters
Emily sparks was a
teacher, old maid
Emily Sparks taught her children about
God
evil of sin
wrote Lois Spears
Masters
Lois Spears disability
blind
what was Lois Spear’s attitude
happy
glory to God
wrote Rev. Lemuel Wiley
Masters
” I preached four thousand sermons, I conducted forty revivals.”
Rev. Lemuel Wiley
Wiley’s greatest accomplishment
saved a marriage
wrote Hannah Armstrong
Masters
Hannah Armstrong was friends with
Abe Lincoln
what did Hannah Armstrong request
sick son be released from the army
wrote Lucinda Matlock
Masters
psuedonym for Master’s grandma
Lucinda Matlock
“Life is too strong for you–
It takes life to live life.”
Lucinda Matlock
The Hill is a
cemetery
wrote Reuben Pantier
Masters