Modernist Poetry

The Modernist literary period lasted from approximately _______ through _______.

• 1960s - now

• 1910s - 1930s

• 2000 - Present

• 1860s - 1920s

• 1888-1965

The Modern Period was greatly influenced by _______________.

• social fragmentation due to Industrialization

• WWI and its aftermath

• revolutions in the field of psychology

• French symbolist literature

• all of these

World War I began in ______.

• 1914
• 1897
• 1922
• 1945

Modernist poets accepted new subject matter, but they held firm to traditional poetic forms.

• True
• False

Modernist poets experimented with syntax and invented new rhythms.

• True

• False

All Modern poetry is free verse.

• True
• False

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An example of a new, Modern kind of subject matter could be the beauty of nature.

• True
• False

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Modernist writers wrote about previously stigmatized subjects like sex and vulnerability.

• True

• False

Many Modern poets wrote in free verse.

• True
• False

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Modernist writers often left matters unresolved, unexplained, or ambiguous.

• True

• False