Which of the following best describes the reasons why World War I had a profound impact on modern poetry ?
Correct answer: D. Both A and B
- A. The devastation wrought by World War I was so enormous that it put Europe's cultural and political norms and values into question.
- B. The mechanized killing, which took place on a massive scale during World War I, made it necessary to reflect about the effects of technological progress.
- C. World War I was the first global conflict where the distinction between combatants and civilians was erased, and this had a devastating effect on the European psyche.
- D. Both A and B
Explanation
World War I challenged European cultural and political assumptions, while mechanized mass killing forced poets to confront the destructive consequences of modern technology. Both A and B therefore explain its influence on modern poetry; statement C is too absolute.
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