Question

Read the following excerpt from the poem "Grass" by Carl Sandburg: Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work— I am the grass; I cover all. Which aspect of this poem most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism?

Answer 1

It focuses on a single subject - the atrocities of war.

Answer 2

Answer:

The aspect of this poem that most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism is "It focuses on a single subject - the atrocities of war."

Explanation:

The poem "Grass" by Carl Sandburg is considered a modern poem, since it follows many of the lineaments of that style, it is free verse and it uses imagery as a recurrent literary device, in this line in specific it give the imagery of the grass growing as a way to cover the horrors of war, modern poem also focus in human conscience and war is presented from the conscience of the writer.