On Friday, we read some introductory material on Modernism. I collected those and will return them along with today's assignment, as one grade. If you were absent, you will need to make up the first 8 questions.
In class today: 1. I am handing out Prufrock 1 vocabulary list. You will have a test on Friday. Note that there are 10 words, the examples being excerpted from the poem we are beginning on Wednesday. Your test will consist of 10 matching and 10 contextual sentences.
2.We are first reviewing the following from Friday's reading; you will find a copy on the top of the handout. Read the material over carefully, underlining the salient points. When you have finished. Look carefully at the above image by Giorgio De Chirico. In well-written, complete sentences, discuss what connections you observe in the painting with the qualities associated with modernist literature.
The Modernists experimented with a wide variety of new approaches and techniques, producing a remarkably diverse body of literature. Yet the Modernists shared a common purpose. They sought to capture the essence of modern life in the form and content of the work. To reflect the fragmentation of the modern world, the Modernist constructed their works out of fragments, omitting the expositions, transitions, resolution and explanations used in traditional literature. In poetry, they abandoned traditional forms in favor of free verse. The themes of their works were usually implied, rather than directed state, creating a sense of uncertainty and forcing reader to draw their own conclusions. In general, Modernist works demanded more from reader than works of earlier American writers.
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