Which of the following traditions was an important influence on Louis Zukofsky’s poetry ?

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1. Which of the following best describes the types of imagery used in Louis Zukofsky’s poem, “A: Seventh Movement: There Are Different Techniques” ?

   A. Historic and contemporary imagery
   B. Kabalistic imagery
   C. Nationalist imagery
   D. Everyday imagery

2. Which of the following traditions was particularlyimportant in Hart Crane’s modernist poetry ?

   A. French Classicism
   B. British Romanticism
   C. American Romanticism
   D. German Romanticism

3. According to Professor Hammer, Wallace Stevens’s understanding of the imagination has most in common with which of the following literary traditions ?

   A. Imagism
   B. Classicism
   C. British Romanticism
   D. Vorticism

4. Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?

   A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
   B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition.
   C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the problem of modernity and alienation.
   D. The Futurists focused on advancements in technology and industry, whereas World War II poets ignored advancements in technology, especially in modern warfare.

5. Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?

   A. There were no significant differences in the functioning of visual images in these two types of poetry.
   B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
   C. The Imagists valued brevity, which could be achieved with precise visual images, whereasWorldWar I poets preferred declamatory statements in their poems.
   D. WorldWar I poets valued clarity of expression through visual images, whereas Imagists relied on complex expression through emotional visual images.

6. Which of the following descriptors does NOT apply to the features of French Symbolist poetry that influenced other modernist poetry ?

   A. French Symbolist poetry is full of exaggerated metaphors.
   B. French Symbolist poetry has narrative clarity.
   C. French Symbolist poetry is shocking.
   D. French Symbolist poetry is formally experimental.

7. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?

   A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
   B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
   C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights.
   D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.

8. 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.

9. A postmodern play would most likely not make use of which of the following theatrical traditions ?

   A. A minimalist stage and strict adherence to the script
   B. Video clips and the use of popular music
   C. Nonlinear storytelling and the embracement of popular culture
   D. A pastiche of different literary and historical sources

10. Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens’s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?

    A. Stevens’s poetry is primarily, though not explicitly, concerned with metaphysics.
    B. Stevens’s poetry investigates its own rules.
    C. Stevens’s poetry always addresses several different audiences.
    D. Stevens’s poetry highlights an objective voice.