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imagism

[ im-uh-jiz-uhm ]

noun

Literature.
  1. (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
  2. a style of poetry that employs free verse and the patterns and rhythms of common speech.


imagism

/ ˈɪɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a poetic movement in England and America between 1912 and 1917, initiated chiefly by Ezra Pound, advocating the use of ordinary speech and the precise presentation of images
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپ, adjective
  • ˌˈپally, adverb
  • ˈ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • a· noun adjective
  • a·t adjective
  • a·t·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of imagism1

First recorded in 1910–15; image + -ism
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It fused folk forms including spirituals and work songs and modernist techniques such as free verse, imagism and stream-of-consciousness.

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She became imagism's ambassador, and edited the three subsequent anthologies.

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Norman gave me great encouragement regarding two of my books on imagism.

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The significance of that achievement, which Robinson shares with a near-contemporary, Edgar Lee Masters, can be too easily submerged by the more dramatic renovations of imagism.

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As Miss Lowell is the principal exponent of the theories of imagism and free verse in this country, careful reading of some of her critical papers leads to a better understanding of her work.

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