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Modernist poetry of the early 20th century typically prized:
AStrict imitation of classical models
BHeroic couplets and didactic clarity
CPastoral romance
DFragmentation, allusion, and free verse
Answer & Solution
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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