American Modernism

A man reflects on being at a crossroads. How has his decision shaped his identity and life?

Dylan Thomas' most famous poem, written for his dying father, in which he urges him to "rage, rage against the dying of the light."

A classic poem packed with metaphors in which Frost depicts the fleeting nature of youth.

This is a classic short story from the early feminist writer, Kate Chopin, in which a woman is overcome by the death of her husband.

Written in stream-of-consciousness, the poem follows the lamentations of Prufrock, thwarted by love and his own indecisiveness.

A man pauses for a thoughtful moment in the woods.

A woman’s Sunday alone in the park has unexpected emotional consequences.

In this classic Frost poem, a speaker questions the necessity of a dilapidated stone wall between his land and his neighbor's.

A husband and wife grieve differently about their deceased child.

This informational piece about prominent literary figures of the “Lost Generation” offers insight into the cultural and political factors that motivated their behavior.

The life and death of a soldier is compared to autumn.

Young Quentin wonders why Nancy, the black washerwoman, is afraid of her husband in this Southern Gothic story.

A speaker describes snow falling on them from a tree branch.