Of Modern Poetry True or False
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Judging by Stevens' poem, modern poetry's most important role is to -> Make the old new again
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Why does modern poetry have to "face the men of the time and to meet/ The women of the time"? -> Because poetry needs to speak to the people of its time
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What does Stevens mean when he says that modern poetry should be "The poem of the act of the mind"? -> It should focus on performing more than telling the truth
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Why will modern poetry not "descend" below the human mind or "rise" above it? -> Because everything except the human mind is disgusting
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Why did classical poetry not have to do the things modern poetry does? -> Because classic poets were happy to be just like everyone else
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