Which of the following literary devices is most prominent in Gertrude Stein’s poem “New” ?

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1. Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?

   A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.
   B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.
   C. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.
   D. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.

2. Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?

   A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.
   B. Stein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.
   C. Stein was a proponent of low modernism.
   D. Stein was an opponent of vanguard trends.

3. What does Gertrude Stein’s term “the Lost Generation” designate ?

   A. It refers to a group of talented American émigré writers who lived in Europe after World War I.
   B. It refers to the young generation whose coming of age was interrupted by World War I.
   C. It refers to English poets who sought refuge in New York City after World War I ended.
   D. Both A and B

4. Which of the following literary devices are present in Langston Hughes’s poem “Ku Klux” ?

   A. Irony
   B. Allegory
   C. Oxymoron
   D. Alliteration

5. Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Dragon and the Undying” includes the following lines: “Yet, though the slain are homeless as the breeze,/Vocal are they, like stormbewilder’d seas.” Which of the following literary devices does Sassoon use in these lines and to what effect ?

   A. Metaphor to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature
   B. Simile to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature
   C. Metonymy to describe the brutality of modern warfare
   D. Onomatopoeia to describe the brutality of modern warfare

6. How does Queen Gertrude die ?

   A. Accidentally stabbed by Laertes.
   B. Drowns in the river outside the castle.
   C. Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes.
   D. Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet’s cup.

7. Postmodern writing often uses and as literary devices ?

   A. Black humor; metafiction.
   B. Metaphors; verbal irony.
   C. Hyperbole; Personification.
   D. Symbolism; Imagery.

8. Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?

   A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
   B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
   C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

9. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?

   A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production
   B. A set of objective criteria for critical analysis
   C. An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text
   D. Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text

10. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?

    A. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures
    B. An understanding of gender as a human construct
    C. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity
    D. All of these.