Modernism poetry test

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the emperor of ice cream takes place at

an irish wake

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in this work the speaker asks someone to bring flowers in last months newspapers

emperor of ice cream

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when prufrock says the women come and go talking of Michelangelo, he seems to suggest

theyre in florence italy, degrading his work

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how does eliot’s speaker admit he measures his life

in coffee spoons

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in prufrock, when the speaker makes a reference to the inferno, eliot uses…

allusion

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in this work the speaker exhibits the personification of nature

grass

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in sandburg’s poems, the allusions to ypres and verduns seem ironic consdering….and readers know nothing about them

theyre the largest and deadliest of the battles

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in stevens’ poem, what did not give bird or bush

the jar

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in grass, the speaker’s tone sounds

indifferent, matter of fact

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in anecdote of the jar, author uses….as the framework

nature vs civilization

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in this poem, the speaker called so and so to whip the concupiscent curds

roller of big cigars

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in prufrock, the speaker acts as…and the reader acts as…..

virgil, dante

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prufrock no longer hearing the mermaids singing shows

he grew up, lost imagination/creativity

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in which work, where does the speaker seem to actually devour humans

the grass

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where does anecdote of a jar take place

on a hill, Tennessee

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in grass, the order and presentation of the battles suggest

its in chronological order

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love song

prufrock

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anecdote of the jar, emperor of ice cream

wallace stevens

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mending wall, stopping by woods on a snowy evening

robert frost

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grass

sandburg

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