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Modernist writers made extensive use of what?
Writers from the Modernist period used individualism, intellectualism, and anti-realism in their writing. They also used experimentation in their writing extensively as change just for the sake of change.
Why was the work on the second wave of American modernist writers darker than those of earlier writers?
They were coping with the psychological aftermath of World War I.
What was the single most significant difference between the writers of the first and second waves of American modernist writers?
The younger writers had to cope with the psychological aftermath of World War I, and their work was darker, more disillusioned.
One way Modernist writers addressed the lack of a single common viewpoint in their readership was to present the reader with multiple?
Points of view
William James and Henri Bergson inspired Modernist writers to take a more approach to how they depicted the flow of time in works of literature?
fluid
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.
Was existentialism the leading philosophy of thought to which most modernist writers adhered?
Existentialism was one of the prominent philosophical influences on modernist writers, but not all modernist writers adhered to existentialism. Many modernist writers drew from a variety of philosophical and literary movements, such as surrealism, naturalism, and symbolism, to express their ideas and themes. Existentialism's focus on individual experience, freedom, and the search for meaning resonated with some modernist writers, but it was not the only philosophy impacting their work.
Modernist writers had a much and audience than did the Romantic writers?
larger; more varied
What is accurate about generalization about modernist literature?
In many cases, modernist writers made heavy use of symbolism.
What is one way modernist writers use unreliable writers to support their ideas about the world?
By exaggerating the truth (apex)
What influenced American modernist writers?
French writers and artists such as Charles Baudelaire, Gustave Flaubert, and Edouard Manet.
In what century were modernist writers claiming that traditional and outdated?
Mid-19th
Why do modernist writers use dialec?
to use new forms of plot
Modernist writers made extensive use of what?
Writers from the Modernist period used individualism, intellectualism, and anti-realism in their writing. They also used experimentation in their writing extensively as change just for the sake of change.
What theme best reflects the ideals of modernist writers?
The theme of alienation and fragmentation best reflects the ideals of modernist writers. Modernist writers often portrayed characters who were disconnected from society and struggled to find their place in a rapidly changing world. They also experimented with fragmented narratives and non-linear storytelling to mirror the fractured experience of modern life.
Which of these events accounts for why it was more difficult for Modernist writers to refer to other works historical events or value systems in their writing in order to create meaning?
The Education Act of 1870 made this harder for the Modernist writers.
