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A Few Dont's by an Imagist

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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EZRA POUND: A FEW DON'TS BY AN IMAGIST

MAYA RODGERS
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EZRA POUND

  • developed experimental verse forms
  • formulated principles of modernism
  • invented ideogrammatic principle
  • introduced Imagism in London of 1913
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IMAGISM

TO CONVEY COMPLEX IDEAS WITH LIMITED WORDCHOICE
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IMAGE

TO CONVEY A COMPLEX IDEA IN AN INSTANT OF TIME
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TECHNIQUE

"LIVING LANGUAGE"
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THE IMAGISTS

HULME, H.D., ARDINGTON, AND POUND
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THE DOCTRINE

CREATED BY H.D., ALDINGTON, AND EZRA POUND
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IMAGISM & CHINESE VERSE

  • Use repitition of words
  • Images of nature
  • Simple plot
  • Japanese haikus
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IN A STATION OF THE METRO

BY EZRA POUND
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A FEW DONT'S BY AN IMAGIST

  • Part of a collection of essays
  • Published in 1918
  • Presents beliefs of good poetry
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A FEW DON'TS

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"Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something"

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"Go in fear of abstractions."

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"Don't Be Viewy"

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"Let the beginning of the next line catch the rise of the rhythm wave"

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"Be influenced by as many great artists as you can"

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THE GIRL

BY EZRA POUND
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Maya Rodgers