2012 American Literature Short Essay Ezra Loomis Pound and the Imagism Movement Ezra Loomis Pound once said‚ “If a man is not willing to take some risk for his opinions‚ either his opinions are no good or he is no good.” Ezra Pound was a man of great taste when it came to his poetry and ideas. He had a life size vision that made him famous and helped influence many other poets as well. His vision was to change the thought and structure of poetry into something more musical‚ rather than continuously
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Nathan Hubschman Nathan Hubschman Ezra Pound Response: “The Tree” by Ezra Pound is about how Pound identifies with the tree-like state in which the nymph‚ Daphne‚ of Greek myth finds herself in order to escape Apollo. Pound begins the poem explaining how he was a “tree amid the wood” meaning a changed being amid a familiar yet under-perceived environment. He likens this form to the myth of Apollo who chases Daphne until she asks the god‚ Peneus‚ to change her into a tree. Even though she is
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I. What the essay is going to be about? Including the main point that you’re going to make. “Pound explains that‚ in order for poetry to remain “fresh‚” it must stay news. He suggests that there are these poetic elements that can keep a poem “new.” Logopoeia‚ which _____ ii. Melopoeia (meter should never sound like a metronome‚ it should force you to read in a particular way) weird meter iii. phanopoia – paints a pretty picture‚ give examples iv logopoeia – idea of alchemy‚ PAGE 37 and
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Imagism and Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was one of the greatest poets of the modern era‚ creating a literary movement known as “imagism.” Pound coined the term in 1912 to assist Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) in the marketing of some of her poems. Doolittle was an unknown author‚ and Pound decided that her work would be accepted more easily if she were identified with a group of poets (Dettmar/Watt)‚ such as Richard Aldington and F.S. Flint (“Imagists”). Imagists focused mainly on the “clarity of expression
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Mathes Modernism Short Pondering Ezra Pound It is probable that the most striking thing of note to be found in Pound’s “A Retrospect” is not his elaborate gripes‚ complaints and suggestions‚ but rather his list of what should not be done. Pound considers the “Image” or subject piece of writing to be the primary focus (4). It is this to which a writer should devote his time and not the allure of distractions or influences made by other people or works. Pound does not mean to say that criticism
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The Young Genius: Ezra Pound’s influenced poetry on Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ time of his stay in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the concept of Imagism. “If a nation’s literature declines‚ the nation atrophies and decays.” (Ezra Pound Quotes) Ezra Pound was not a man of many words‚ but he certainly did have a knack for turning simple words into something beautiful. Pounds’ poetry was influenced by his fascination with Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ the time of his stay
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Ezra Pound in the Imagist Movement In the beginning of the 20th century‚ a poetry style called Imagism was growing. Imagism is derived from Modernism and was created in response to Romanticism. Contrary to Romanticism‚ Imagist poems consist of brief sentences of dry clarity which painted an exact visual image and poetic statement. Thence leaving little to no room for interpretation due to it’s candidness expressing of ideas. Imagism was also a conferrer to the french Symbolist movement
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Ezra Pound is generally considered the poet most responsible for defining and promoting a modernist aesthetic in poetry. In the early teens of the twentieth century‚ he opened a seminal exchange of work and ideas between British and American writers‚ and was famous for the generosity with which he advanced the work of such major contemporaries as W. B. Yeats‚ Robert Frost‚ William Carlos Williams‚ Marianne Moore‚ H. D.‚ James Joyce‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and especially T. S. Eliot. His own significant
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Voices and Visions: Ezra Pound Out of all of the poets in the Voices and Visions series‚ Ezra Pound was one the few I was least familiar with. I’ve learned that he is one of modern poetry’s most significant figures–as well as one of the most controversial–of the twentieth century. He was committed and passionate about his work and about the advancement of poetry in the world. He had high standards for the arts and wasn’t afraid to rebuke anyone who didn’t meet them. Pound was born in Hailey
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Ezra Pounds battle cry “Make it new” influenced many young writers and poets of the early 1900’s. Shocked by the behavior of civilization during World War 1‚ the poets were no longer content with the popular genteel poetry of the day. Genteel poetry combined regular rhymes and meter with comfortable topics such as sunsets‚ cows and woods‚ as seen in the popular poem “ The Woods that bring the Sunset Near”: The woods from the west is blowing The homeward – wandering cows are lowing
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