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Modernist poetry of the early 20th century typically prized:

  1. Strict imitation of classical models
  2. Heroic couplets and didactic clarity
  3. Pastoral romance
  4. Fragmentation, allusion, and free verse
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Correct answer: D. Fragmentation, allusion, and free verse

1. The brief identifies Modernism as a content area distinct from Romantic/Victorian. 2. T.S. Eliot, Joyce, and Woolf are canonical exemplars in the brief. 3. Their shared formal repertoire centres on rupture and indirection. _Source: Coverage brief — Modernist canon — "Modern + Postmodern: T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Yeats, Auden"_

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