A. It is a meditation on the alienation of the modern person from nature.
B. It is a meditation on the cultural isolation of African Americans in New England.
C. It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.
D. It is a meditation on the poet’s personal experience of assimilation.
Modern Poetry and Poetics
Modern Poetry and Poetics
A. Hughes uses a universal speaker for an exploration of a profound racial divide between blacks and whites.
B. The poem is an analytical exploration of racial differences in the United States.
C. Similar to Hart Crane and Whitman, Hughes uses a personal and universal “I” to address issues of history, race, and identity.
D. The poem is an indictment of racial prejudice in Harlem.
A. John Milton
B. Alfred Tennyson
C. Allen Ginsberg
D. Amy Lowell
A. Slavery
B. American attitudes toward Jews and Israel
C. Capitalism and social inequalities
D. All of these answers
A. Wilfred Owen
B. Keith Douglas
C. Randall Jarrell
D. Karl Shapiro
A. His study of ancient history
B. His study of law
C. His study of medicine
D. His study of Sanskrit
A. His political views
B. His will to imaginative freedom
C. His will to sexual freedom
D. Both B and C
A. Death
B. Mt. Rainier
C. The ocean
D. An octopus
A. These lines set an impersonal tone which dominates the entire poem.
B. These lines establish a rhythmical pattern, which is followed strictly throughout the poem.
C. These lines are the only impersonal lines in the poem, the rest of which is primarily focused on the complexity of human emotions.
D. These lines establish a personal tone, focusing on a lyrical perspective similar to late-Victorian era poetry.
A. They both address the theme of death.
B. Both use formal meter to present a narrative structure.
C. They are both set in rural New England.
D. All of these answers
