Unit 9 Exam Flashcards

1
Q

the modernist movement in America was a response to

A

political upheaval and unrest due to World War I/the crumbling traditions of the past

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according to Lucinda Matlock in her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, what is the cure for the degenerate sons and daughters?

A

they need to really live life – so they can love life

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3
Q

because of his help and care of the poor and because of the simple, straightforward language of his poetic style, Carl Sandburg is known as

A

“the poet of the common man”

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4
Q

in the following lines (34-35) of his poem “Chicago,” Carl Sandburg uses which poetic device?
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has never lost a battle

A

extended simile

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5
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most of Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” makes use of the poetic device of ______, where the poet is carrying on a conversation

A

dialogue

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6
Q

in lines 23 and 24 of his poem “Chicago” Sandburg uses which poetic device

A

simile

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7
Q

in the following lines from Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” the poet contradicts himself, which has the effect of
Line 8: “Because it was grassy and wanted wear”
Line 10: “Had worn them really about the same”

A

emphasizing the poet’s indecision about which road to take

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8
Q

what liens in Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” indicate that the poet may think a “road less traveled by” is a better road

A

lines 7 and 8

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9
Q

in Pound’s poem “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” who is the “letter” written to?

A

the narrator’s husband

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