Modernism

The American Literature Modernist movement occurred approximately between.  
(a)  

• 1910-1945
• 1810-1840
• 1310-1340
• 1910-2000

The Modernists agreed with the traditional American Dream. (a)  

• True
• False

Who was one of the leading authors of the Harlem Renaissance movement? (a)  

• Ezra Pound
• Ernest Hemingway
• Langston Hughes
• Robert Frost

"Make it NEW" was the motto of what specific literary movement? (a)  

• Lost Generation
• Imagism
• Modernism
• Harlem Renaissance

What occurred during the modernist era? (a)  

• limited options
• profound religious dedication
• extreme poverty
• new possibilities

Which is NOT a Modernist Poet (a)  

• T.S. Elliot
• Ezra Pound
• Angie Thomas
• Virginia Woolf

What is Modernism?

• A reaction that began during the WWI period that focused on a break from convention and tradition in art, literature, culture, etc.

• A reaction against the Romantic authors that focused on creating realistic, gritty narratives

• A continuation of the Realist movement that now focused on WWI and the horrors of war

• A break from Imagism that turned against using imagery and focused on hidden meaning in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What were writers during this time period considered? (a)  

• The New Generation
• Fools of the Night
• Hood Babies
• The Lost Generation

Which of these Art Movements developed during this time? (a)  

• Baroque
• Futurism
• Rococo
• Renaissance

What did Modernist reject the existence of? (a)  

• Love
• God
• Dogs
• Deodorant