Modernism Quiz

Quiz on Modernism--Review the following

Elements of Modernism

·       Emphasis on bold experimentation in style and form, reflecting the fragmentation of society

·       Rejection of traditional themes, subjects, and forms

·       Sense of disillusionment and loss of faith in the American Dream

·       Rejection of sentimentality and artificiality

·       Rejection of the ideal of a hero as infallible in favor of a hero who is flawed and disillusioned but shows “grace under pressure” (the Hemingway Hero)

·       Interest in the inner workings of the human mind, sometimes expressed through new narrative techniques, such as stream of consciousness

·       Revolt against the spiritual debasement of the modern world

Modern Literature:

Poetry: William Carlos Williams (665-669), T.S. Eliot (655), Ezra Pound (649)

Harlem Renaissance Poetry: Countee Cullen (819-821)

            Langston Hughes (825-833)

Short Fiction: Ernest Hemingway (685-691), In Our Time

            William Faulkner (720-727)

Novels: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

            John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men