Unit 9 Review Flashcards

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one of the defining features of the Modernist Movement in literature is

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a rejection of traditional subject matter and themes

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Lucinda’s comment about losing eight of her children “ere I had reached the age of sixty” tells us

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that she had plenty of sorrow in her life

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according to her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, what was Lucinda Matchlock’s activity “for holiday”?

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to ramble over the fields

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what does Lucinda Matlock mean by, “It takes life to love Life”?

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one must really be alive – to live all that life brings – to love life

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in lines 1-5 of his poem “Chicago,” Sandburg uses the poetic device of cataloging to list

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the attributes of the city of Chicago

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in lines 36-38 of his poem “Chicago,” Sandburg tells us that the city brags and laughs because

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under his wrist is the pulse and under his ribs the heart of the people

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in lines 18-19 of his poem “The Road Not Taken” Frost uses the poetic device of repetition to
Line 18: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
Line 19: I took the one less traveled by

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add emphasis

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the title of Robert Frost’s poem – “The Road Not Taken” – indicates the poem is about

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the road Frost didn’t take

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Modernist poetry is generally written in free verse, deals with new subject matter, and, most importantly

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uses clear imagery

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from clues in the poem (including the title), what was probably the reason the River Merchant departed when his wife was sixteen?

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he probably went on a trip relating to his business as a river merchant

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in lines 23-25 of “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” why does the river merchant’s wife say the butterflies “hurt” her?

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the butterflies are “paired,” while she is alone/The butterflies are yellow, meaning it is already August; time is slipping away and she grows older

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in Pound’s “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” what does the image of the moss growing by the gate convey?

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the image of no one going in or coming out the gate, allowing the moss to grow

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