Imagism

//ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɪzəm// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language. uncountable, usually
  2. 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. 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. 4
    The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From image + -ism.

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