Choose 1 from the list below and discuss in 300 words.  The…

Choose 1 from the list below and discuss in 300 words.  The one you choose must be different from the one that you chose in test question 2. (25 points)   Explicate Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice Cream” in terms of form, figurative language, and theme. Explain how T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land” has come to exemplify the Modernist canon. Discuss characterization, symbols, and the theme of good versus evil in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat.” Explicate one of Langston Hughes’ poems in terms of form, figurative language, and theme. Discuss the tragic consequences of patriarchal oppression in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” In what ways is Ernest Hemingway’s “Indian Camp” a coming-of-age story? Explain why a Freudian/psychoanalytical approach to John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” works particularly well. Discuss the African-American experience in the Jim Crow South and the transformative power of literature. The Great Gatsby is a novel about class consciousness. Explain.

Choose 25 and identify with 2 bulleted statements each how t…

Choose 25 and identify with 2 bulleted statements each how they relate to the readings.  Be specific.  Be sure to write down the term you are identifying.  Number consecutively 1-25 regardless of order you take them from the list. (50 points) Jean Toomer “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” “The Library Card” Harlem Renaissance “Let be be finale of seem” John Steinbeck William Faulkner “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” “The Red Wheel Barrow” Sykes Jones Mister Death C-Section Katherine Anne Porter Langston Hughes “…all the theaters and nearly all the shops and restaurants are closed, and the streets have been full of funerals all day and ambulances all night.” Nick Carraway Poet Laureate of the Negro Race Becky “I got a special tool.” Countee Cullen Imagist poetry Zora Neale Hurston E.E. Cummings Sarty Snopes Earnest Hemingway Homer Baron “The Waste Land” Funeral party Alfred Prufrock Yoknapatawpha County