A. Allen Tate
B. J.C Ransom
C. I.A Richards
D. F. R Leavis
Related Mcqs:
- The epigraph of The Waste Land is borrowed from ?
A. Virgil
B. Fetronius
C. Seneca
D. Homer - Which of the following myths does not figure in The Waste Land ?
A. Oedipus
B. Grail Legend of Fisher King
C. Philomela
D. Sysyphus - Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime ?
A. The effect of the sublime on the physical body
B. The distinction between the sublime and beauty
C. An aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting
D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure - Who wrote “The waste land” ?
A. Langston Hues
B. William Faulkner
C. Wallace Stevens
D. T.S. Elliot - Which of the following natural forces “speaks” in the culminating passage of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” ?
A. An avalanche
B. Rapids
C. The west wind
D. Thunder - Which of the following statements best characterizes the contrast between T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and the futurist aesthetic project ?
A. “The Waste Land” is primarily concerned with nature, whereas the futurists are most interested in industrial and urban landscapes.
B. “The Waste Land” confronts the fragmentation of modernity by exploring a variety of modes and voices, whereas the futurists do not focus on the fragmentation of modern experience, praising speed and industrial progress instead.
C. “The Waste Land” is an ironic exploration of Romantic themes, whereas the futurists incorporate ironic evocations of the classical tradition in their poetry.
D. “The Waste Land” focuses on the personal connection between poet and speaker, whereas the futurists focus on an impersonal connection between humans and industry. - According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?
A. Is authentic poetry possible in the aftermath of the carnage of World War I?
B. Given the diversity of the world’s poetic traditions, can there be a universal language of poetic symbolism?
C. How can a shared world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people?
D. Given that each person experiences trauma differently, is it possible for all to understand the modern world as a shared “waste land”? - In A Portrait of the Artist, what is the importance of music ?
A. it ties in with Stephen’s appreciation of language
B. it reminds Stephen of his desire to live life to the fullest
C. it provides a way for Stephen to feel at peace
D. All of the Above - For I have learned/To look on nature, not as in the hour/Of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes/The sad, still music of humanity” ?
A. The poet’s changing relationship to nature as fount of meaning and significance
B. The falsity of human art as opposed to the immediate truth of nature
C. The failure of the poet when a youth to imagine his future
D. The utter rejection of youthful folly in favor of mature rationality - Jazz music is described by which of the following characteristics ?
A. A way of questioning Victorian moral conceptions
B. A musical invention of the modern age that allows for experimentation of form
C. An example of subjective artistic expression
D. All of the above
