Unit 1: The Early Twentieth Century: Modernism

In this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," which sentence shows the low self-esteem of the soldiers and their belief that being a soldier has nothing to do with bravery? -The three with the medals were like hunting-hawks; and I was not a hawk, although I might seem a hawk to those who had never hunted; they, the three, knew better and so we drifted apart. But I stayed good friends with the boy who had been wounded his first day at the front, because he would never know now how he would have turned out; so he could never be accepted either, and I liked him because I thought perhaps he would not have turned out to be a hawk either.

"The three with the medals were like hunting hawks; and I was not a hawk, although I might seem a hawk to those who had never hunted; they. the three, knew better and so we drifted apart."

Based on the context of each excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," choose the definition that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

-As she took her stance for a short mashie shot, Dexter looked at her closely. She wore a blue gingham dress, rimmed at throat and shoulders with a white edging that accentuated her tan. --> to emphasize -During dinner she slipped into a moody depression which gave Dexter a feeling of uneasiness. Whatever petulance she uttered in her throaty voice worried him. --> childish sulkiness or bad-temper -"You're not. I like you. But I've just had a terrible afternoon. There was a man I cared about, and this afternoon he told me out of a clear sky that he was poor as a church-mouse. He'd never even hinted it before. Does this sound horribly mundane?" --> practical, ordinary

Marianne Moore's "Poetry" is written in defense of poetry. In the excerpts, which three lines or phrases reflect Moore's opinion of what good poetry should be? -. . . to discriminate against "business documents and school-books"; all these phenomena are important. One must make a distinction however: when dragged into prominence by half poets, the result is not poetry, nor till the poets among us can be "literalists of the imagination" —above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them," shall we have it. In the meantime, if you demand on the one hand, the raw material of poetry in all its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry.

-D) Imaginary gardens with real toads in them -E) All its rawness -F) That which on the other hand is all genuine,

Which three lines or phrases from this excerpt of her poem "Poetry" does Marianne Moore use to show the impact of great poetry? I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it after all, a place for the genuine. Hands that can grasp, eyes that can dilate, hair that can rise if it must, these things are important not because a high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful. . .

-Hands that can grasp -eyes that can dilate, -hair that can rise if it must,

In this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," which three sentences show the distrust the soldiers had toward new technology and medicine in the postwar era? -In the next machine was a major who had a little hand like a baby's. He winked at me when the doctor examined his hand, which was between two leather straps that bounced up and down and flapped the stiff fingers,and said: "And will I too play football, captain-doctor?" He had been a very great fencer, and before the war the greatest fencer in Italy. -The doctor went to his office in a back room and brought a photograph which showed a hand that had been withered almost as small as the major's, before it had taken a machine course, and after was a little larger.The major held the photograph with his good hand and looked at it very carefully. -"A wound?" he asked. -"An industrial accident," the doctor said."Very interesting, very interesting," the major said, and handed it back to the doctor.

-In the next machine was a major who had a little hand like a baby's. He winked at me when the doctor examined his hand, which was between two leather straps that bounced up and down and flapped the stiff fingers, -The doctor went to his office in a back room and brought a photograph which showed a hand that had been withered almost as small as the major's, before it had taken a machine course, and after was a little larger. -"Very interesting, very interesting," the major said, and handed it back to the doctor.

Which two sentences in the excerpt best demonstrate Zora Neale Hurston's opinion that it is necessary to publish stories about average African Americans as well as those who are considered extraordinary? What White Publishers Won't Print by Zora Neale Hurston (excerpt) -The realistic story around a Negro insurance official, dentist, general practitioner, undertaker and the like would be most revealing. Thinly disguised fiction around the well known Negro names is not the answer, either. The "exceptional" as well as the Ol' Man Rivers has been exploited all out of context already. Everybody is already resigned to the "exceptional" Negro, and willing to be entertained by the "quaint."... -It is inevitable that this knowledge will destroy many illusions and romantic traditions which America probably likes to have around. But then, we have no record of anybody sinking into a lingering death on finding out that there was no Santa Claus. The old world will take it in its stride. The realization that Negroes are no better nor no worse, and at times just as bonny as everybody else, will hardly kill off the population of the nation.

-The realistic story around a Negro insurance official, dentist, general practitioner, undertaker and the like would be most revealing. -The realization that Negroes are no better nor no worse, and at times just as bonny as everybody else, will hardly kill off the population of the nation.

Which root in this excerpt from Horseshoes by Ring Lardner means "strong"?

-They was one out when Barry hit one through the box for a base. Schang walked, and it was Bush's turn. Connie told him to bunt, but he whiffed in the attempt. Then Murphy comes up and walks—and the bases are choked. Young Joyce had been pie for Tesreau all day or else McGraw might of changed pitchers right there. Anyway he left Big Jeff in and he beaned Joyce with a fast one. It sounded like a tire blowin' out. Joyce falls over in a heap and we chase out there, thinkin' he's dead; but he ain't, and pretty soon he gets up and walks down to first base. Tesreau had *forced* in a run and again we begun to count the winner's end. Matty comes in to prevent further damage and Collins flies the side out.

Which three lines in this excerpt from Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" use assonance?

-fine rosettes of lime, -with tiny white sea-lice, -While his gills were breathing in

Which excerpt from Carl Sandburg's "How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" uses repetition and alliteration?

A big wind blew up and blew and blew till all the tails of the animals blew off.

Based on this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the word resign? -"I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me." -"Oh-" I said, feeling sick for him. "I am so sorry."He stood there biting his lower lip. "It is very difficult," he said. "I cannot resign myself." -He looked straight past me and out through the window. Then he began to cry. "I am utterly unable to resign myself," he said and choked. And then crying, his head up looking at nothing, carrying himself straight and soldierly, with tears on both cheeks and biting his lips, he walked past the machines and out the door.

Accept it

Which of the following excerpts from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" exemplifies Dexter's disillusionment with love?

He loved her, and he would love her until the day he was too old for loving—but he could not have her. So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness.

Why did Ezra Pound reduce "In a Station of the Metro" from 30 lines to two?

He wanted to make the poem more concise and direct.

What is significant about the following excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams"? -[Judy] swung her mashie impatiently and without interest, pitching the ball into a sand-pit on the other side of the green. With a quick, insincere smile and a careless "Thank you!" she went on after it.

Judy's actions on the golf course are similar to the way she treats men.

What is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary called?

Litotes

Which idea is expressed in this excerpt from "Anecdote of the Jar" by Wallace Stevens? -The wilderness rose up to it, And sprawled around, no longer wild. The jar was round upon the ground And tall and of a port in air.

Nature is not able to flourish because the jar is on the hill.

What ideal of imagist poetry is best reflected in this poem by Ezra Pound in which he compares a crowded metro station to a flowering tree branch? -In a Station of the Metro The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.

Poets should be able to describe ordinary subjects in new ways.

What did Zora Neale Hurston hope her essay "What White Publishers Won't Print" would accomplish?

Publishers would start printing stories in which African Americans are the main characters.

Which theme is reflected in this poem by Countee Cullen? -For a Lady I Know She even thinks that up in heaven -Her class lies late and snores -While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.

Social class discrimination

What does the root fort of the word fortify mean?

Strong

What has been deferred in the poem "Deferred" by Langston Hughes?

The african american dream

Which element of modernist poetry is evident in this excerpt from --- -"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes? I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

The poem uses nontraditional syntax and rhyme scheme.

What element of modernist poetry is evident in this excerpt from the poem, "Poetry" by Marianne Moore? -Hands that can grasp, eyes that can dilate, hair that can rise if it must, these things are important not because a -high sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful. . .

The sentences fall across multiple stanzas.

What does the irony in these excerpts from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway convey? -The doctor came up to the machine where I was sitting and said: "What did you like best to do before the war? Did you practice a sport?" -I said: "Yes, football." -"Good," he said. "You will be able to play football again better than ever." -My knee did not bend and the leg dropped straight from the knee to the ankle without a calf, and the machine was to bend the knee and make it move as riding a tricycle. -. . . In the next machine was a major who had a little hand like a baby's. He winked at me when the doctor examined his hand, which was between two leather straps that bounced up and down and flapped the stiff fingers, and said: "And will I too play football, captain-doctor?" He had been a very great fencer, and before the war the greatest fencer in Italy.

The war is ruthless and took away the things most important to the identity and happiness of both men.

Which of the following definitions best represents the meaning of the word invalided in this sentence from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country"? -The doctor told me that the major's wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalided out of the war, had died of pneumonia.

To be removed from service due to injury or illness

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," which type of character is Judy Jones?

a static character whose beliefs and behaviors don't change over the course of the story

The book The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, in which the main character must go on a journey to destroy a magic ring, is an example of which plot archetype?

quest

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from "How the Animals Lost their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg? -When there was a fight and a snag and a wrangle between two families living next door neighbors to each other and this old flongboo was called in to umpire and to say which family was right and which family was wrong, which family started it and which family ought to stop it, he used to say, "The best umpire is the one who knows just how far to go and how far not to go."

repetition

Which phrase in this excerpt from "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams show that the wheelbarrow is an essential part of life on a farm?

so much depends upon

Which aspect of this excerpt from Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember" would the imagists have disliked? -Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land

the abstract idea of "the silent land"