Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?

A. Hughes uses a universal speaker for an exploration of a profound racial divide between blacks and whites.
B. The poem is an analytical exploration of racial differences in the united states.
C. Similar to hart crane and whitman, hughes uses a personal and universal “i” to address issues of history, race, and identity.
D. The poem is an indictment of racial prejudice in harlem.

Which of the following political themes was explored by American Objectivist poets ?

A. Slavery
B. American attitudes toward jews and israel
C. Capitalism and social inequalities
D. All of these answers

Which of the following poets would most likely be categorized as a late-Victorian poet ?

A. John milton
B. Alfred tennyson
C. Allen ginsberg
D. Amy lowell

Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

A. His political views
B. His will to imaginative freedom
C. His will to sexual freedom
D. Both b and c

Which of the following was an important influence on Charles Reznikoff’s shift away from romantic rhetoric ?

A. His study of ancient history
B. His study of law
C. His study of medicine
D. His study of sanskrit

Which of the following poets did NOTwrite about his experiences in World War II ?

A. Wilfred owen
B. Keith douglas
C. Randall jarrell
D. Karl shapiro

Ezra Pound’s “Canto I” opens with the following lines: “And then went down to the ship,/Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and(…).” Which of the following statements best characterizes these lines and the poem as a whole ?

A. These lines set an impersonal tone which dominates the entire poem.
B. These lines establish a rhythmical pattern, which is followed strictly throughout the poem.
C. These lines are the only impersonal lines in the poem, the rest of which is primarily focused on the complexity of human emotions.
D. These lines establish a personal tone, focusing on a lyrical perspective similar to late-victorian era poetry.

What is the principal subject of Marianne Moore’s poem “An Octopus” ?

A. Death
B. Mt. rainier
C. The ocean
D. An octopus

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?

A. Georgian poetry was modeled on world war i poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
B. Unlike world war i poetry, georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
C. Unlike world war i poetry, georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights.
D. World war i poets like siegfried sassoon and wilfred owen adapted the georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.

Which of the following does Professor Hammer identify as one of the most important goals of Imagist poetry ?

A. The privileging of image over sound
B. The privileging of rhythm over meaning
C. The privileging of individual detail over the larger pattern
D. The privileging of colors over textures