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In the 1930s, younger writers such as W. H. Auden were more_____________ but less __________than older modernists such as Eliot and Pound.

Correct answer: C. radical; inventive

  • A. popular; reverenced
  • B. brash; confident
  • C. radical; inventive
  • D. anxious; haunting

Explanation

The 1930s writers around Auden were generally more radical in their political and social outlook than Eliot and Pound, but were considered less formally inventive. This contrast distinguishes the Auden generation from the earlier high modernists.

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