II. Short Answers .
In "1811, a Poem," Anna Laetitia Barbauld states, "Colossal Power with overwhelming force/ Bears down each fort of Freedom in its course/ Prostrate she lies beneath the Despot's sway" (328). How are her statements similar/different from Ruben Dario's "To Roosevelt"?
Explain how Romanticism permeates 20th century popular culture, particularly children's and horror films. Reference at least one poet from the course.
Explain how Lu Xun in "Diary of a Madman" (1918) and Ch'ae Man-Sik in "My Innocent Uncle" (1938) use unreliable narrators to promote the New Culture Movement in China and criticize Japanese Imperial rule in Korea.
Magical realism, or when "reality can't even," usually baffles readers beyond Latin American borders. Explain the literary genre Jorge Luis Borges’ “Garden of the Forking Paths” (1941).