Modernism

The American Literature Modernist movement occurred approximately between_________________.  

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

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The Modernists agreed with the traditional American Dream.

• True
• False

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Who was one of the leading authors of the Harlem Renaissance movement?

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

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

• Lost Generation
• Imagism
• Modernism
• Harlem Renaissance

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What occurred during the modernist era?

• limited options

• profound religious dedication

• extreme poverty

• new possibilities

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Which is NOT a Modernist Poet

• T.S. Elliot

• Ezra Pound

• Angie Thomas

• Virginia Woolf

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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

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What were writers during this time period considered?

• The New Generation

• Fools of the Night

• Hood Babies

• The Lost Generation

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Which of these Art Movements developed during this time?

• Baroque

• Futurism

• Rococo

• Renaissance

What did Modernist reject the existence of?

• Love

• God

• Dogs

• Deodorant

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