Modernism

The American Literature Modernist movement occurred approximately between_________________.

• 1810-1840

• 1310-1340

• 1910-1945

• 1950-2000

The Modernists agreed with the traditional American Dream.

• True
• False

Who was not one of the leading authors of the Modernist movement?

• Ezra Pound

• Ernest Hemingway

• Steven King

• Robert Frost

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

• Lost Generation
• Imagism
• Modernism
• Harlem Renaissance

What occurred during the modernist era?

• limited options

• profound religious dedication

• extreme poverty

• new possibilities

What is Modernism?

• 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

Who used humor and cartons in his writing?

• Fitzgerald

• Eliot

• Sandburg

• Thurber

Modernist thought a lot about the existence of?

• Love

• God

• Dogs

• Deodorant

Who wrote Fire and Ice ?

• Robert Frost

• Mark Twain

• Maia Angelou

• Stephen Crane

What is a word that describes what Sandburg said happened the large, crowded cities around that time?

• Ruralization

• Suburban Movement

• Industrialization

• Rebellion