About the Pound
He is an American critic and poet best known for his works such as "In a Station of the Metro" and "A Pact."
Ezra Pound
Does this poem break at least one of the tenets of being an imagist poem? If yes, name the tenet being violated
Space
The thing I see in front of me
Is all dark with glimmering white sparkles
With a bright circle of light that appeared
Then I saw four grasshoppers jumping near me
With their strong green hind legs trying to find prey
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A. Must focus on the “thing” or the “subject”
B. Must be concise
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
Letter A ("Must focus on the "thing") The subject at the end are now the four grasshoppers and not space
In what POV was the poem written?
Third POV
This genre of poetry aims to replace the abstract and idealistic approach of the previous eras and replace them with concrete details expounded
Imagism
Does this poem break at least one of the tenets of being an imagist poem? If yes, name the tenet being violated
"Over the green cold leaves
and the rippled silver
and the tarnished copper
of its neck and beak,
toward the deep black water
beneath the arches,
the swan floats slowly."
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A. Must focus on the “thing” or the “subject”
B. Must be concise
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
It doesn't violate any tenets. It is an imagist poem (Excerpt from "The Swan" by F.S. Flint)
What does the "apparition" symbolize in "In the Station of the Metro" according tp (Litchart.com, & Longzijun, n.d.)?
The faces can only be seen in a moment and then can quickly disappear, making the faces appear ghostly like a spirit or an apparition
A title given to Ezra Pound
Father of Modernism
Does this poem break at least one of the tenets of being an imagist poem? If yes, name the tenet being violated (best answer)
"Amidst the sweet reverberations caused by the Melodiously composed musical milieu, descended on the dais
His would-be soul mate for the rest of the journey called ‘life’
Attired in snowy-white costumes and her tearful eyes stole a glance of his countenance from behind the veil of modesty and grace"
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A. Must focus on the “thing” or the “subject”
B. Must be concise
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
B. Must be concise
(Simple meaning: the bride looked at him)
Which two kinds of imagery does the following excerpt show off?
"Petals on a wet, black bough."
I. Visual
II. Auditory
III. Tactile
IV. Olfactory
V. Gustatory
I & III
black --> visual
wet --> tactile
Imagism was formed in order to react against which literary movements?
Romantic and victorian
Does this poem break at least one of the tenets of being an imagist poem? If yes, name the tenet being violated (best answer)
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance
Select all that apply
A. Must focus on the “thing” or the “subject”
B. Must be concise
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
(it uses rhyming, which defers the fact that imagist poems usually use free verse, therefore, this poem values patterns)
What literary element was used in the poem to help convey the connection of humanity to nature?
Metaphor OR Juxtaposition
What is the title of Pound's first collection, released in 1914?
Des Imagistes
Does this poem break at least one of the tenets of being an imagist poem? If yes, name the tenet being violated (best answer)
Like black ice
Scrolled over with unintelligible patterns
by an ignorant skater
Is the dulled surface of my heart
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A. Must focus on the “thing” or the “subject”
B. Must be concise
C. Gives more importance to individual details over patterns or sequences
No tenets were violated
(Excerpt from "Middle Age" by Amy Lowell)
How was juxtaposition exemplified in Ezra Pound's poem?
Pound contrasted the two ideas (nature and modern human world respectively) to emphasize their different yet similar qualities