Which practice was common among modernist poets
a. writing in formal language
b. following strict meter
c. employing traditional forms
d. using experimental techniques

The correct answer is D. Using experimental techniques

Explanation:

The term modernist poetry refers to the poetry written between 1890 and 1950, this poetry was affected by multiple social and political process of this age including the first and second world war and included an emphasis  on imagism which is the use of language to create vivid, clear and realistic images or description; the break with the past which meant looking for new elements , techniques and themes poetry that differ from those used in the past; the questioning of objectivity and the use of the culture, emotions and memories of the poet as inspiration for writing poetry. Considering the previous ideas, the practice that was common among modernist poets was the use of experimental or new techniques as modernists poets aimed at breaking with the past and writing poetry in a different way that the one used in the past centuries.

returning points to main

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."