Modernism formed as a response to Romanticism, with this in mind select all characteristics that do not relate to modernist literature.

Question

a.
Individualism

b.
Symbolism

c.
Concern for the environment

d.
Pessimism

e.
Formalism

f.
Experimentation

g.
Rejection of industrialisation

h.
Absurdity

Answer 1

In considering the characteristics listed and their relation to modernist literature, the following options do not typically relate to modernism:

c. Concern for the environment
g. Rejection of industrialisation

While the other characteristics—individualism, symbolism, pessimism, formalism, experimentation, and absurdity—are more aligned with the themes and styles seen in modernist literature, concern for the environment and outright rejection of industrialization are more reflective of later literary movements, such as postmodernism or eco-criticism, rather than modernism itself.

Answer 2

What does the term Romanticism mean?

a.
None of these.

b.
It represents one of the most significant creative leaps in not only the history of writing but in the history of the arts as artists placed a greater emphasis on the value of having a connection with Nature to heal the soul.

c.
It places emphasis on individual subjective experience, the sublime, the supremacy of Nature as a subject for art, revolutionary or radical extensions of expression, and individual liberty.

d.
Longing for someone or something which holds a special place in the heart of an artist. Often closely associated with the feeling of loving someone or something and an undesirable need to be close to that person or object.

Answer 3

The best definition of Romanticism among the options provided is:

c. It places emphasis on individual subjective experience, the sublime, the supremacy of Nature as a subject for art, revolutionary or radical extensions of expression, and individual liberty.

While option b also touches on important aspects of Romanticism, option c encapsulates key themes such as individual experience, nature, and expression, which are central to the Romantic movement. Option d describes a specific emotional quality that can be linked to Romanticism but does not encompass its broader artistic and philosophical principles. Option a is not applicable since option c provides a relevant definition.

Answer 4

Gertrude Stein is associated with all of the following except:

a.
Developing a new approach to writing.

b.
Displaying modernist principles of writing.

c.
Writing The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas with Alice Toklas as the subject matter and the voice that narrates the story.

d.
Coining the phrase “the lost generation.”

Answer 5

Gertrude Stein is associated with all of the following except:

d. Coining the phrase “the lost generation.”

While Stein was a prominent figure in modernist literature and was influential in developing new approaches to writing, the phrase "the lost generation" is actually attributed to Ernest Hemingway, who used it to describe the disillusioned writers and artists who came of age during and after World War I.

Answer 6

Who made the following observation of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land: “The melancholy and sombre rhapsody aims at describing the aridity and impotence of modern civilization, in a series of sometimes realistic and sometimes mythological episodes, whose perspectives impinge on each other with an indescribable total effect.”

a.
Anders Österling

b.
Nora Barnacle

c.
James Joyce

d.
William Butler Yeats

Answer 7

The observation of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land that you referenced was made by Anders Österling. Österling was a Swedish poet and critic who offered insights into modernist literature and specifically analyzed Eliot's work.

Answer 8

T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is revered by many as a major statement of modernist poetics because the poem includes:

a.
Fragmentation

b.
Classical allusions

c.
Juxtaposition

d.
Intertextuality

e.
All of these.

Answer 9

The correct answer is e. All of these.

T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land is revered as a major statement of modernist poetics due to its incorporation of fragmentation, classical allusions, juxtaposition, and intertextuality. Each of these characteristics contributes to the poem's complex structure and thematic depth, reflecting the chaotic nature of modern life and the blending of various literary traditions.

Answer 10

A concept very important to Literary Modernism is Individualism. Individualism:

a.
Advocates that individuals should trust themselves and not conform to others.

b.
All of these.

c.
Ties into the Modernist theme of valorization of the individual.

d.
Presents characters that are heroic in the face of a future they can't control.

e.
Regards the beliefs, needs, well-being, and accomplishments of a single person over those of other individuals and of society.

Answer 11

The correct answer is b. All of these.

Each of the statements provided reflects various aspects of individualism as it relates to Literary Modernism. Individualism emphasizes self-trust and nonconformity, highlights the valorization of the individual, presents characters facing uncontrollable futures, and prioritizes the beliefs and well-being of the individual over that of society. All these elements are essential to understanding the modernist focus on individual experience and perspective.