Let’s analyze a paragraph about modernist poetry! In questions 8 and 9 you will be able to associate sentences in the paragraph with the correct part of the paragraph structure. For question 9 and 10 you will need to choose the best options for completing the paragraph. Read the paragraph below carefully.

“Several poems in this unit demonstrate characteristics of modernism. Modernism was a literary moment that grew out of people’s disillusionment with life and humanity after World War II. One of the characteristics of modernism was the highlighting of the alienation of the individual. This characteristic appears in William Carlos Williams poem “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime”. In this poem the widow lists off all the vivid colors of trees in bloom but then says, “but the grief in my heart is stronger than they for though they were my joy formerly, today I notice them and turn away forgetting” (poets. org). This poem shows the alienation of the individual because the widow is not able to connect with the beauty of the springtime around her. She is alone in her grief. This same modernist characteristic of isolation appears in the poem called “Mr. Flood’s Party”. In this poem an old man is on a hilltop looking down on his town. Missing part A. Missing part B. As can be seen from these examples, many of the poems in this unit of study exhibit many elements of modernism.

Which two sentences should be highlighted green?

A. Modernism was a literary movement that grew out of people’s disillusionment with life and humanity after World War II.

B. Several poems in this unit demonstrate characteristics of modernism.

C. As can be seen from these examples, many of poems in this unit of study exhibit several characteristics of modernism.

D. One of the characteristics of modernism was the highlighting of the alienation of the individual

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

9. types of literature that are told from a point of view include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, and journals.