Identification of American Poetry After 1925

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GRE Subject Test: Literature in English › Identification of American Poetry After 1925

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This American poet was heralded as the leader of the Beats and had his epic poem “Howl” subjected to an obscenity trial in the 1950s.

2

Which modernist poet wrote “Baseball and Writing,” “He Made This Screen,” and “Poetry”?

3

The author of the poem "We Real Cool" is __________.

4

Which American poet was known for a playful use of language, a lack of standard orthography, a latent transcendentalism, and titles such as “i carry your heart with me (i carry it in” and “anyone lived in a pretty how town”?

5

This poet was known for her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar as well as her collection of poetry, Ariel. Some of her best-known poems include “Daddy,” “Lady Lazarus,” and “Mad Girl’s Love Song.” Who is she?

6

Who is the author of the postmodernist poetry collection The Dream Songs?

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Which poet is the author of Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror and The Tennis Court Oath, two characteristically opaque and controversial poetry collections?

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This modernist, imagist poet wrote works including “The Red Wheelbarrow” and “Spring and All.”

9

“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” is a famous poem by which author?

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This expatriate American wrote poems distinguished by their repetition, attention to sound, and ostensible incomprehensibility. This poet's writing, which includes books such as Tender Buttons and The Making of Americans, often received critical acclaim but not popular attention. Who is the poet?

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