Eng 311 Final Paper

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Eng 311 Exam Make sure to look up terms you do not know. Refer to the valuable information available with each module; many of these questions can be answered with valuable material that is found in each module. There are no trick questions; every answer is available for you in the readings or in the Module lessons particularly the presentation and introduction for each Module. 1. Be able to explain what key factors led to the rise of Modernism. 2. From our readings so far, what key themes and characteristics do these texts share which show that they belong to the genre of Modern Literature? What are the common themes and characteristics of texts which are part of Modern Literature? 3. Explain the importance of the Fisher King in Modern…show more content…
c) Red fangs have torn His face. God's blood is shed. He mourns from His lone place His children dead. d) His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead. 5. Explain the term “Epiphany” and its significance in Joyce’s “The Dead.” 6. Be able to relate Frost’s poems to the role of a modern poet. How do Frost’s poems reflect Frost as a modern writer? Be able to interpret the key themes in the assigned poems by Frost. 7. Be able to identify the speakers and the significance of their lines in Hemingway’s short story, “A Clean Well-Lighted Place.” 8. Be able to discuss the interrelationships, social dynamics, and interpersonal conflicts depicted in Joyce’s “The Dead.” (Be aware of the characters whom Gabriel encounters.) 9. Be able to define and discuss in a substantial manner, with specific examples, the genre of “Trench Poetry.’ 10. Be able to define and explain the following ideas related to the assigned readings by Hemingway: a) The Lost Generation b) A “true sentence” c) The Hemingway…show more content…
Here was a group of people largely regarded by society as dissolute, decadent wastrels, careening from bar to bar and relationship to relationship, giving little thought for others. Much like the trench poets, Hemingway sought to bring their lifestyle into the public eye - not to sugar-coat it or pretend that it was something that it wasn't, but to give depth to it and to make people understand that the members of the Lost Generation were real people, not drunken caricatures. He makes no apology for their behavior, but in his depiction he makes it visceral and real, giving a heart and a soul to a group society had given up

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