Imagism
//ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɪzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language. uncountable, usually
- 2 Alternative form of imagism. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"The same will be true of Imagism: a certain degree of variation from a purist definition of the school will take us to a kind of poetry that “Imagism" can no longer describe, although we may still wish to speak of Imagistic tendencies or echoes in the derivative verse."
- 3 a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery wordnet
- 4 The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"The same will be true of Imagism: a certain degree of variation from a purist definition of the school will take us to a kind of poetry that “Imagism" can no longer describe, although we may still wish to speak of Imagistic tendencies or echoes in the derivative verse."
Etymology
From image + -ism.
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