Complete the following sentence. Yeats's "Sailing to Byzantium" is a good example of High Modernism, because it_____________?
Correct answer: C. attempts to create a modernist high culture.
- A. embraces the rhythms and diction of common man's speech.
- B. was written at the very beginning of the 20th century.
- C. attempts to create a modernist high culture.
- D. does not employ rhyme.
Explanation
High Modernism often seeks an elevated, difficult and culturally ambitious form rather than simply reproducing ordinary speech. “Sailing to Byzantium” constructs a modernist high culture through art, history, myth and symbolism.
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