Froggy Jumps 20th Century Poetry QuizOnline version Answer some of the questions related to the famous 20th century poems and the modernist themes of the century. ^^ by AU19 0044 POOJA BISHT DM Eng Phil 1 'Strange Meeting' by Wilfred Owen is about ____________ a The atrocities of War b The pain of death c The violence of killing humans 2 Stream of Consciousness refers to ____________ a an art form where canvas is painted to express the chaos of mind b a poetic style that portrays anxiety and stress c a narrative style that tries to capture the disconnected thoughts of human mind 3 Modernist Poetry ___________ a Talks about the impact of industrialisation b Rebels Religious Notions c Accepts Romanticism but moves towards rationality 4 What does the "gyre" represent in 'The Second Coming' by WB Yeats? a Two inverted cones representing storm b Two intersecting cones representing the continuation of peace and chaous c Two cones representing the damage war brings 5 In the poem "The Fog" Carl Sandbelurg uses the metaphor of cat to ______________ a Represent the stalking, sly and silent behaviour of nature b Represent the ignorance of nature towards humans c Represent death and change through the short lived life of a cat 6 Rupert Brooke ___________ a Believed in the supremacy of nationalism b Fantasised about participating in war c Died a martyr for his country 7 TS Elliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" contains the following figures of speech in excess a Hyperbole b Oxymoron c Allusion 8 The pioneer of the imagist movement was a Ezra Pound b Siegfried Sassoon c Carl Sandburg 9 What is the theme of the poem An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum ? a Poverty brought by war b Social injustice and class inequality c Neglection of education for slum children 10 A main characteristic of modern poetry is a Daily lives and love affairs b Themes of poor living conditions c Valuing intelligence over emotions
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