Instructions: select the correct answer.

which element of modernist poetry is evident in this excerpt from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson?

and he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
and admirably schooled in every grace:
in fine, we thought that he was everything
to make us wish that we were in his place.

so on we worked, and waited for the light,
and went without the meat and cursed the bread;
and richard cory, one calm summer night,
went home and put a bullet through his head.

a nontraditional rhyme scheme

the theme of alienation and dissatisfaction

the theme of self-importance and hard work

stanzas of varied length

the theme of alienation and dissatisfaction.

In this excerpt, one of the elements of modernist poetry that is present is that of alienation and dissatisfaction. Modernist poetry often dealt with these ideas, as they believed that technology and society were often in the way of our achieving true happiness. In this poem, Richard Cory seems to have it all, and is admired by everyone. Nevertheless, he is unhappy enough to kill himself.

in night, why are wiesel and his father evacuated from the auschwitz concentration camp? a massive escape makes the nazis question the security of auschwitz. they are assigned to work as laborers in a factory at another camp, buna. hitler has ordered that all remaining jews be relocated within german borders. the german army needs the camp guards to go to the battle front for a last-chance defense.