This blog is a part of my classroom activity, Modernist Poems :Thinking Activity - Identify modernist metaphors Task given by Dr. Dilip Barad . what is Modernist literature ? "Modernism” refers to the collective literary trend in the early twentieth century. The early-twentieth century writers broke up the traditional way of writing. Characteristics of Modernist Literature:- Complexity in structure Fragmentation Use of Negative words Use of allusions and paradoxes Use of myth and classical references Experimentation with language and form Sexual perversion and spiritual degradation Art for Life's Sake Isolation Effects of war Disillusionment Disinterested Nothingness Brokenness Here are analyzed, and identify, modern metaphor, symbols, images, from the given poem. T. E. Hulme, ‘ The Embankment ' ...