Modern Poetry. Famous Modern Poets T.S. Eliote.e. cummings Ezra PoundWallace Stevens Marianne Moore...

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Modern Modern Poetry Poetry

Transcript of Modern Poetry. Famous Modern Poets T.S. Eliote.e. cummings Ezra PoundWallace Stevens Marianne Moore...

Modern Modern PoetryPoetry

Famous Modern PoetsFamous Modern Poets

T.S. Eliot e.e. cummings

Ezra Pound Wallace Stevens

Marianne Moore

Edgar Lee Masters

Characteristics of Characteristics of Modern PoetryModern Poetry

Stylistic ExperimentationStylistic Experimentation Stream of ConsciousnessStream of Consciousness SyntaxSyntax

The theme of alienation: characters The theme of alienation: characters feel disconnected from people feel disconnected from people and/or society/the worldand/or society/the world

Stream of ConsciousnessStream of Consciousness stream of consciousness is a stream of consciousness is a

narrative mode that seeks to narrative mode that seeks to portray an individual's point portray an individual's point of view by giving the of view by giving the written equivalent of the written equivalent of the character's thought character's thought processes, either in a loose processes, either in a loose interior monologue, or in interior monologue, or in connection to his or her connection to his or her actions .actions .

T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an is an example of the use of example of the use of stream of consciousness.stream of consciousness.

SyntaxSyntax the way in which linguistic elements (as the way in which linguistic elements (as

words) are put together to form constituents words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses) b : the part of (as phrases or clauses) b : the part of grammar dealing with this.grammar dealing with this.

e.e. cummings experimented heavily with e.e. cummings experimented heavily with syntax. One example of this is his poem syntax. One example of this is his poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town.”“anyone lived in a pretty how town.”

“anyone lived in a pretty how town(with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter he sang his didn't he danced his did”

SemanticsSemantics The study or science of word The study or science of word

meaning in different contextsmeaning in different contexts

SymbolismSymbolism The use of objects, The use of objects,

people, places and people, places and actions that have actions that have meanings in and of meanings in and of themselves and that themselves and that also stand for some also stand for some abstract idea abstract idea

Hawthorne’s “Young Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” is Goodman Brown” is loaded with loaded with symbolismsymbolism..