imagist

Examples

• All

• In 1917, T. S. Eliot, who had been in London and Paris for several years and had observed the opening salvos of Imagist theory with a more experienced eye than most of the campaigners, published "Reflections on Vers Libre" in The New Statesman.

  Fiction book (2000)

• At some point, I did buy The Imagist Poem, a small anthology edited by William Pratt, which had been published in 1963.

  Academic text (1992)

• Instead, the Rose is clear and hard, just as an imagist poem is supposed to be.

• Another reason literary history has not forgotten Imagist poetry is Imagist theory.

  Academic text (2004)

• What we do know for sure is that four Imagist anthologies were published between 1914 and 1918.

  Academic text (2004)

• The presence of figurative language in Imagist poetry might seem perplexing because of the Imagist belief in verbal precision.

  Academic text (2004)

• While the principles and essentials may seem like rules to follow for writing an Imagist poem, many Imagist poems in fact violate at least one principle or essential.

  Academic text (2004)

• An imagist poem often paints a vivid picture with precise words and minimal embellishment.

• The artwork displayed a clear and imagist style, allowing viewers to visualize the scene effortlessly.

Synonyms

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imagistic

vsimagist

• Literature

1 8.0

Shows clear, vivid pictures in writing or art

is the specific named movement for that kind of imagery

How Vivid

evocative

23 6.7

vivid

102 3.3

imagist

• Archaic

1 7.9

descriptive

28 4.0

plain

264 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology