Fill in the blank. Written over the course of his life, Ezra Pound’s ….. is an examination of the human desire for knowledge and understanding in an inchoate modern landscape ? A. “The Sun Also Rises”B. “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley” C. “The Cantos”D. “To the Lighthouse”
What is “Imagism” ? A. A poetic movement which hoped to offer clear expression of ideas and feelings through the use of specific visual imagesB. An attempt to use the “exact word” instead of flowery, excessive descriptive language in poetry C. A and B onlyD. B and C only
Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” ? A. Beckett’s work expresses a certain frustration with the inability of language to fully capture the human condition.B. Beckett’s play explores how language helps to form one’s notion of self.C. Beckett’s work captures an almost transcendent melancholy as it explores human desires for a redemption that may or may not ever materialize.