insidious
secretly treacherous
malinger
pretend to be ill
obtuse
slow to understand
preposterous
ridiculous
fortuitous
fortunate
mundane
commonplace; ordinary
poignant
sharply painful to the feelings
glade
open space surrounded by woods
poise
balance, stability
rueful
feeling or showing sorrow or pity
what was the time period for Modernism
1914-1945
what were some of the things occurring to cities at this time
rapid population growth, artistic movement, people challenging the past beliefs, traditions dont matter anymore
what fueled this change of morals?
explosion of technology, people felt like old rules dont matter, mass death from world wars caused people to believe there is no god
what was this generation also known as?
the lost generation
what happened to the writing?
fragmentation in writing to create a unique style, it reads in the form of someones thoughts
who said we were godless?
Siq Maud Fraud, he is a psychologist
what is the definition of stream of consciousness
run on sentence, run on idea. people like to go on and on
Dramatic Monologue
a poem or a speech in which the character addresses a silent listener, in this case, at a critical point in the speakers life.
people who talk to themselves and go on and on etc
avoided direct themes
when was T.S. Elliot born/death
1888-1965
what poem did T.S. Elliot write?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (finished in 1910)
how doe T.S. Elliot feel about religion?
returns to religion and feels it can heal wounds inflicted upon people.
was an anti patriot, lived in europe for many years
what is the basis or "message" of T.S, Elliots "The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock
he feels socially awkward and wishes deeply to ask a young mistress to accompany him on a date, he fears he will never work up the courage and in his head he projects himself to the point that he believes even mermaids won't take him
Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock full notes
he wants to take her on a date
when on anesthesia you can't sense anything
he is self conscious about the way he looks
the yellow fog is his lingering to ask the question but is incapable
it curled up and fell asleep, (gave up trying to ask her)
he is giv
what were some of earnest Hemingway's struggles
he was an alcoholic, died due to a mental illness and killed himself,
what were most of Earnest Hemingway's short stories about?
world war 1, retaining dignity in a hostile world, uses his own experience in europe and cuba in writing, loved fishing (inspired old man and the sea)
what were the main events that occured in "another country" by Earnest Hemingway
a group of soldiers passing through the communist portion of Italy during the war, though some praised the soldiers for there medals some felt they earned them unfairly. one soldier was wounded in the hand and was getting therapy for it with the new machi
what was the main story we read by Earnest Hemingway
In another country
what author originated in michigan?
Earnest Hemingway
what was Earnest Hemingways style of writing?
he broke away from flowery wording, simple language
what was TS Elliots style of writing
he was typically religiously barren, but later on returns to it and feels it can heal all wounds. was a poet
what are important writing elements of william Failkner?
sound and rhythm are important in writing
have long sentences
experimented on form and style
what was Scott F Fitzgerald's (Dillion Fitzgerald's dad) writing style?
no moral guide
no structure, depiction of lost generation
heres a full list of everything about Earnest Hemingway
wrote shorts stories regarding World War 1
wrote about people retaining dignity in a hostile world
wrote for whom the bell tolls
had multiple marriages
drinking problem
been from europe and cuba
uses his own personal experiences for his writing
love of th
which of the authors has won a Nobel Peace prize?
William Faulkner
who wrote race at morning
William Faulkner
what is the general summary of Race to morning
a boy spends his early life helping Earnest (old hunter) by being his hearing aid. they go on a hunt for a biggen' buckin' and are confronted by multiple hunting parties. in the end Earnest decides not to shoot the buck, his explanation to the boy for not
if the general summary of "race to morning" wasn't detailed enough, here is a full summarization of the document.
the intro is about a boy who sees a massive buck just swimming in some river
he'd seen the deer before at the end of last season
he calls antlers rocking chairs?
the boy helps a man known as Mister Earnest for hearing
the boy doesn't know how to read or w
what type of writer was robert frost?
a poet
who was the first writer to have his work written at a presidential inauguration
Robert Frost
what are some characteristics of rober frosts poems
typically are blank verse, vivid imagery. (free verse has no rhyme, had same stressed and unstressed syllable lines)
what poems did Rober Frost write
Birches, Out Out, and Two Roads
what was Birches b Robert Frost about
Trees, bent from ice that couldnt bend back. the main theme of this essay is the idea of learning by doing
what was Out Out by Robert Frost about
a boy was working on a farm when a band saw, (almost as if it understood the dinner bell) lept up and cut off the boys hand. The boy was terrified that he would loose his hand but ended up bleeding out.
The boys death did not matter among the farmers and
what are some general observations on Robert frost
he was a deep thinker, typically put a show that he was a jovial farmer but inside he contemplated the world. most poems depicted a child hood cut short.
what was F. Scott Fitzgerald most known for? what was his writing like? and his life?
he was a vivid writer of the roaring twenties, had a quick rise to fame. Fell in love with a southern belle Zelda Sayre (Daisy?) served in the army, wrote the great Gatsby which was based off his life events. After the stock crash his wife had a nervious
what were the main events of "Winter Dreams
Dexter, a hot shot nobody from a place similar to harbor springs was working at a golf course and met a girl when he was 14, a few years later when he became successful he bumped into that same girl when he was by the lake. the two had promiscuous evening