Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?
Correct answer: D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.
- A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
- B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
- C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women's rights.
- D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.
Explanation
Many Georgian poets retained pastoral, traditional techniques and avoided the disruptive realities of modern life. Poets such as Sassoon and Owen adapted this manner to the new subject of mechanized war.
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