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Why couldn't Modernist writers make assumptions about their readers?
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Modernists, especially those who wrote in the early years of the 20th century, had a much wider audience but the readership was also much more varied in location and culture.
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Why do modernist writers use dialec?
to use new forms of plot
How did Modernist writers make up for the fact that they couldn't assume a certain set of values or shared knowledge in their readers?
They created works of self-contained fiction that didn't rely on references to outside sources to create meaning.
Why did modernist writers start using compression?
They wanted to create new literary forms.
Why was the work of the second wave of American modernist writers darker than those of earlier writers?
They were coping with the psychological aftermath of World War I.
When writers make emotional appeals they seek to persuade readers by?
writing descriptively and using imagery that may affect readers' feeling?
Because they couldn't make assumptions about the educational or cultural background of their readers Modernist writers had to establish within the story in a way that would make sense to the carefree?
symbolic meaning
Modernist writers couldn't make assumptions about their readers because?
Modernist writers couldn't make assumptions about their readers because they believed in the fragmentation of experience and the need to challenge traditional literary conventions. This led to more ambiguous and complex narratives that required active engagement from the reader to interpret and make meaning from the text. The shift towards subjective perspectives and non-linear storytelling meant that writers could not assume a passive or uniform audience response.
Which is a way that Modernist writers make plot new?
Type your answer here... Not telling readers the resolution
Modernist writers couldn't make assumptions about their readers because of?
the increasing diversity and fragmentation of their audiences due to urbanization, industrialization, and the various social, political, and cultural upheavals of the time. This made it challenging for modernist writers to predict their readers' backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, leading them to abandon traditional narrative techniques and experiment with new forms of expression.
What techniques was one way Modernist writers compensated for the fact that they couldn't make assumptions about their readership the way past writers could?
Modernist writers experimented with stream of consciousness, fragmentation, and unreliable narrators to engage readers in new ways and challenge traditional literary conventions. By embracing ambiguity and complex narrative structures, they invited readers to actively participate in constructing meaning and interpreting their works.
Which technique was one way Modernist writers compensated for the fact that they couldn't make assumptions about their readership the way past writers could?
the use of stream of consciousness narration
What effect did widespread public education have on Modernist writers?
It meant they couldn't assume that their readers would have the same educational backgrounds or values
What kind of settings did modernist writers favor?
Modernist writers often favored simple settings.
Modernist writers of fiction tended to prefer what kind of characterization?
Modernist writers of fiction tended to prefer indirect characterization. Modernist writers also preferred unreliable narrators. Other literary devices used in modernist writing were stream-of-consciousness and interior monologue.
What is one way modernist writers use unrealiable narrators to support their ideas about the world?
By exaggerating the truth (apex)
Which of these are Modernist writers?
Virginia WoolfJames Joyce
Modernist writers had a much and audience than did the Romantic writers?
larger; more varied
