i am sharing my study discussion of the modernist literature 's short poems .
so , first of all ...... we are see that , what is modernist literature?
modern means that after the twentieth century there has been a change in the social and material world with new time , this is the renovation period.
the authors have also made many changes in the literature, when its type of literature called to 'modernist literature'.
* modernist literature's many characteristics.
1. Anxiety and interrogation
2.Art for life's sake
3. growing interest in the poor and the working classes
4. Impact of socio- economic conditions on literature
5. psychology and literature
6. the impact of the worlds wars .
7.international character of literature
8.the influence of radio , cinema and telivision
9. conclusion
so let's to discussing to ten short poems.
1) 'the Embankment' - T.E. HULME
THIS poem is connected to good humanity of struggling life. when ' the embankment ' word is literary related to staying past life in future life , this line 'star eaten blanket' called to rudeness of life and 'star' word is called to brightness , so star was succses again to rudeness .
2) ''Darkness'' - Joseph campbell
this poem is established to two words : 1. Darkness, 2. star shine . well 'Darkness ' word is image of dark world means downfall city and humanity, its has been connected to uncivilized peoples , so early age is dark ages , again second word 'star shine' image of shining world , so worldwar becomes to new renewal time are coming . all darkness of humanity and uncivilization is destroying and looking new revolution .
3) 'image' - Edward storer
this poem is related to image of second world war after then reflected to critical condition of the un civilized peoples. they are confusing to how suggested to its critical situation , later peoples was accepting new renovation of the new society, at that age is victorian age , its' image ' word metaphor of movement of modernism age.
4) '' In a station of the metro'' - Ezra pound
this poem' s title was explain to 'mechanic world ' of modernism. in this age in peoples is working hard , they are living to died man life ', and metro word also connected to very hard working and busy life . so in this modern time in peoples was suffocated to in our work and they are live to for own selfness so its very effected to that age.
5) 'THE POOL' - Hilda Doolittle
' the pool ' title is signified to the water stay and stoked under the pool , and that water in fishes is not sea fish , this fish is called to peoples live to lifelessness so at that modern age is staying to peoples life.
6) '' Insouciance'' - Richard Aldington
IN THIS poem in view to two types of Doves , when the ' flock Doves ' is symbolize to brightness and superbness , and white winged doves is symbolize to aggressiveness and freedom . so in this two words are connected to world war after to related that situation and the war during peoples humanity and specially civilization is rarely downfall . the world war becomes new society and new civil is generated , rishing to bright future and new atmosphere , so its time of modern time.
7) MORNING AT THE WINDOW - T. S . ELIOT
IN this poem in use to most of negative words , this poem is comparing to romanticism , and literature in language , words and rhyme was reflected to spirit of negativity , most of war during death of vast visualized ,so image of destroyed to human , so in this window was displaying to death of humanity and spirit.
8) the red wheelbarrow , William carols Williams
this poem 's title is established to the word of wheelbarrow , its ' small cart , then the small cart is using to ground and this cart was related nature so in this poem see to type of emotion negative and positive .
9)Anecdote of the jar - Wallace stevenens
this word 'jar' was signified to state of independent , freedom. when jar was comforted to water so state will also comforted to civilization and rules , so its symbol of modern age.
10) 'L ( a '- E.E. CUMMINGS
this poem in estblished to word of 'loneliness' because after the world war situation not comfortable , peoples are feel depression and alone so its time is adjusting time , later new recovering time.
so its my view of modernist literature .