Literature Movements of the 20th Century
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Which literary movement began as a movement against realism and naturalism?

  • Romanticism
  • Symbolism (correct)
  • Futurism
  • Expressionism
  • Who is known for combining realism with symbolism and mysticism in his poetry?

  • Ezra Pound
  • W.B. Yeats (correct)
  • William Shakespeare
  • T.S. Eliot
  • Which literary figure's often-read poems include 'The Second Coming' and 'A Dialogue of Self and Soul'?

  • William Wordsworth
  • W.B. Yeats (correct)
  • Ezra Pound
  • T.S. Eliot
  • What did expressionism primarily look inward for, and express as a purely internal, visionary experience?

    <p>Nightmarish distortions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influenced Symbolism, introducing the idea of correspondences between the natural and spiritual worlds?

    <p>Schopenhauer's aesthetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the first half of the 20th century, which of the following literary movements or schools emerged?

    <p>Modernism and futurism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Modernism in its narrow sense' mainly refer to?

    <p>Writers using the 'stream-of-consciousness' technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT encompassed by 'Modernism in its broad sense'?

    <p>Naturalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nations became imperialist powers during the Period of Modernism, invading and exploiting Africa, Asia, and Polynesia?

    <p>Britain and France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which countries were part of the Central Powers during World War I?

    <p>Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey</p> Signup and view all the answers

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