According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?

According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?

A. Is authentic poetry possible in the aftermath of the carnage of World War I?
B. Given the diversity of the world’s poetic traditions, can there be a universal language of poetic symbolism?
C. How can a d world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people?
D. Given that each person experiences trauma differently, is it possible for all to understand the modern world as a d “waste land”?

Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?

Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?

A. Hughes uses a universal speaker for an exploration of a profound racial divide between blacks and whites.
B. The poem is an analytical exploration of racial differences in the United States.
C. Similar to Hart Crane and Whitman, Hughes uses a personal and universal “I” to address issues of history, race, and identity.
D. The poem is an indictment of racial prejudice in Harlem.

Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

A. His political views
B. His will to imaginative freedom
C. His will to sexual freedom
D. Both B and C