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Free Verse and the Technological Movement

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of free verse?

  1. Lack of a consistent meter

  2. Lack of a consistent rhyme scheme

  3. Use of enjambment

  4. Use of traditional poetic forms

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Free verse is characterized by its lack of a consistent meter, rhyme scheme, and traditional poetic forms.

What is the Technological Movement?

  1. A literary movement that emerged in the early 20th century

  2. A movement that celebrated the advances of technology

  3. A movement that rejected the traditional values of society

  4. A movement that promoted the use of free verse

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Technological Movement was a literary movement that emerged in the early 20th century and celebrated the advances of technology.

Which of the following poets is NOT associated with the Technological Movement?

  1. Walt Whitman

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. T.S. Eliot

  4. Carl Sandburg

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, and Carl Sandburg are all associated with the Technological Movement, while T.S. Eliot is not.

What is the main theme of Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago"?

  1. The beauty of the city

  2. The industrial power of the city

  3. The social problems of the city

  4. The cultural diversity of the city

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" celebrates the industrial power of the city.

Which of the following lines from Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" is an example of enjambment?

  1. The apparition of these faces in the crowd

  2. Petals on a wet, black bough

  3. And the days are not full enough

  4. And the nights are not full enough

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enjambment is the running over of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause. The line "And the days are not full enough" from Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" is an example of enjambment.

What is the significance of the title of Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"?

  1. It symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the river to the other

  2. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the city to the suburbs

  3. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the past to the present

  4. It symbolizes the poet's journey from life to death

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The title of Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the East River to the other.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Technological Movement?

  1. Use of free verse

  2. Celebration of the advances of technology

  3. Rejection of traditional poetic forms

  4. Use of traditional poetic forms

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Technological Movement is characterized by its use of free verse, celebration of the advances of technology, and rejection of traditional poetic forms.

What is the main theme of Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro"?

  1. The beauty of the city

  2. The industrial power of the city

  3. The social problems of the city

  4. The cultural diversity of the city

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" celebrates the beauty of the city.

Which of the following lines from Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is an example of enjambment?

  1. Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face!

  2. Clouds of the west! sun there half an hour high!

  3. I too lived, Brooklyn of ample hills was mine!

  4. I too walk'd the streets of Manhattan island, and bathed in the waters around it!

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Enjambment is the running over of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause. The line "I too walk'd the streets of Manhattan island, and bathed in the waters around it!" from Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" is an example of enjambment.

What is the significance of the imagery of the river in Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"?

  1. It symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the river to the other

  2. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the city to the suburbs

  3. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the past to the present

  4. It symbolizes the poet's journey from life to death

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The imagery of the river in Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the East River to the other.

Which of the following poets is NOT associated with the Technological Movement?

  1. Walt Whitman

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. T.S. Eliot

  4. Carl Sandburg

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, and Carl Sandburg are all associated with the Technological Movement, while T.S. Eliot is not.

What is the main theme of Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago"?

  1. The beauty of the city

  2. The industrial power of the city

  3. The social problems of the city

  4. The cultural diversity of the city

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" celebrates the industrial power of the city.

Which of the following lines from Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" is an example of enjambment?

  1. The apparition of these faces in the crowd

  2. Petals on a wet, black bough

  3. And the days are not full enough

  4. And the nights are not full enough

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enjambment is the running over of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause. The line "And the days are not full enough" from Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" is an example of enjambment.

What is the significance of the title of Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"?

  1. It symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the river to the other

  2. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the city to the suburbs

  3. It symbolizes the poet's journey from the past to the present

  4. It symbolizes the poet's journey from life to death

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The title of Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" symbolizes the poet's journey from one side of the East River to the other.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Technological Movement?

  1. Use of free verse

  2. Celebration of the advances of technology

  3. Rejection of traditional poetic forms

  4. Use of traditional poetic forms

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Technological Movement is characterized by its use of free verse, celebration of the advances of technology, and rejection of traditional poetic forms.

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