Unit 9 Review Flashcards
one of the defining features of the Modernist Movement in literature is
a rejection of traditional subject matter and themes
Lucinda’s comment about losing eight of her children “ere I had reached the age of sixty” tells us
that she had plenty of sorrow in her life
according to her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, what was Lucinda Matchlock’s activity “for holiday”?
to ramble over the fields
what does Lucinda Matlock mean by, “It takes life to love Life”?
one must really be alive – to live all that life brings – to love life
in lines 1-5 of his poem “Chicago,” Sandburg uses the poetic device of cataloging to list
the attributes of the city of Chicago
in lines 36-38 of his poem “Chicago,” Sandburg tells us that the city brags and laughs because
under his wrist is the pulse and under his ribs the heart of the people
in lines 18-19 of his poem “The Road Not Taken” Frost uses the poetic device of repetition to
Line 18: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
Line 19: I took the one less traveled by
add emphasis
the title of Robert Frost’s poem – “The Road Not Taken” – indicates the poem is about
the road Frost didn’t take
Modernist poetry is generally written in free verse, deals with new subject matter, and, most importantly
uses clear imagery
from clues in the poem (including the title), what was probably the reason the River Merchant departed when his wife was sixteen?
he probably went on a trip relating to his business as a river merchant
in lines 23-25 of “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” why does the river merchant’s wife say the butterflies “hurt” her?
the butterflies are “paired,” while she is alone/The butterflies are yellow, meaning it is already August; time is slipping away and she grows older
in Pound’s “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” what does the image of the moss growing by the gate convey?
the image of no one going in or coming out the gate, allowing the moss to grow
