ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MODERN POETRY AND POETICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements best characterizes American World War II poems?
A
They tend to use traditional rhyme schemes and rhythms, and they avoid free verse.
B
They tend to use metaphors and avoid direct descriptive statements.
C
They tend to use classical imagery while rejecting romantic tropes.
D
They tend to be narrative and confront the reader with stark wartime realities.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Naturalistic and painfully realistic, with shocking images and language, intending to show what the war really like, the war poetry showed the mud, the trenches, death, and sometimes even compassion for soldiers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confessional poetry or “Confessionalism” is a style of poetry that emerged in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is sometimes classified as a form of Postmodernism.

Detailed explanation-3: -High Flight by John Gillespie Magee His best-known poem, High Flight, is an intensely metaphoric ode to the joys of piloting, describing the almost spiritual feeling of drifting above the clouds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes the idea of the symbol among French Symbolist poets? a. A symbol is an image that conveys powerful emotional states.

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