4_12_1 Final Review

The Harlem Renaissance was a social, literary, and artistic movement that began shortly after_______.

• The War of 1812

• The Korean War

• World War I

• World War II

In "We Wear the Mask, "the speaker most likely uses the plural pronoun "we" to represent the collective voice of . . .

• white supremacists

• all Americans

• African Americans

• war veterans

In the poem "We Wear the Mask," of what is the mask a metaphor?

• the false exteriors of African Americans to hide inward suffering

• the long road ahead for African Americans

• religious faith

• the behavior of whites toward blacks

Langston Hughes uses imagery and a simple setting in "I, Too" to reveal______.

• the need for more food

• racial injustice in the early 1900s

• the desire to move to Eurpoe

• lack of religious freedom

During the Harlem Renaissance, writers and artists grappled with how to portray the African American experience. Which of the following did they debate?

• Whether or not to include imagery

• Whether or not to experiment with music

• Whether or not to include women in the movement

• Whether or not to be uplifting and forget the past or be realistic and draw from past experience

What is the goal of the speaker in "I, Too"?

• freedom to eat dinner with his brother

• permanent separation from the white American community

• escape from slavery

• integration into the greater American community

Modernist heroes often _______.

• experience injustice and frustration with everyday life

• overcome all obstacles during their journey

• are optimistic about the future

• have supernatural abilities

Imagist poets sought to create______in each poem

• complex, elevated language

• a single, evocative image

• long epics

• a complex rhyme scheme

In the poem "Chicago," Carl Sandburg described the city as the "City of Big Shoulders." This is an example of ______.

• simile

• theme

• alliteration

• personification

In "In a Station of the Metro," to what does Ezra Pound compare the faces he sees?

• trees

• the sea

• rain

• flower petals