Modernist poetry explored the problems that arose from rapid urbanization and industrialization in the late 1800s and early 1900
s. Which lines in this excerpt from "Anecdote of the Jar" by Wallace Stevens reflect the themes of barrenness and emptiness in modern life? The wilderness rose up to it,
And sprawled around, no longer wild.
The jar was round upon the ground
And tall and of a port in air.
It took dominion everywhere.
The jar was gray and bare.
It did not give of bird or bush,
Like nothing else in Tennessee.
a. The wilderness rose up to it
b. The jar was round upon the ground
c. It took dominion everywhere
d. The jar was gray and bare
e. It did not give of bird or bush
The best options for this question are D and E. <span>The jar was gray and bare It did not give of bird or bush These </span><span>lines in this excerpt from "Anecdote of the Jar" by Wallace Stevens reflect the themes of barrenness and emptiness in modern life.</span>
Midas, the king wished that whatever he touched should turn to gold without realizing the consequences. As a result, he became a slave of his desires. He touched his daughter, she turned into a gold statue.
When he said I want everything I touch to turn to gold, God warned him. The use of words and phrases makes the story distinctive.
The sentence, 'I would have absorbed the fragrances of the rose without touching them' shows his grief.
The sentence that uses the colon correctly is In the end, she settled for something simple: a black tee, ripped jeans, and a headband. The other sentences place the colon in the appropriate positions.
