Modernism emerged in late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century literature. Influenced by industrialization and World War I. Allowed writers to express themselves in experimental ways
Genre is a category of literature with accepted conventions. Ancient Greeks identified three main genres: poetry, prose, and drama. Modern four main genres are fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry
Modernist literature emerged in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Movement broke traditional writing conventions and experimented with form. Ezra Pound's maxim "Make it new" exemplifies modernist experimentation. Modernism reacted to technological advances and societal changes
Personification gives human attributes to nonhuman things. Creates life and motion in inanimate objects through recognizable human behaviors. Common in children's literature for imaginative understanding
In medias res means starting a story in the middle of action. Homer's epics Iliad and Odyssey are famous examples. This technique differs from traditional "ab ovo" (from the egg) approach
Modernism emerged in 20th century Europe and America as a literary movement. Stream of consciousness technique was pioneered by James Joyce in Ulysses. Modernist literature emphasizes psychological dimensions of characters. Interior monologue is a special style of stream of consciousness