IMAGISM

•was a 20th century poetry movement

•it emphasized the virtues of clarity, compression and precision

they believed that images were not just decorative, but the very essence of poetry itself

•the image, according to ezra pound, presented an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time

•the image

•in ancient syrian, the image means both icon and angel

•for them, an image is also an angel, a messenger moving between the physical world and the divine world

•the imagist manifesto had certain objectives

•1. to use the language of common speech but to always employ the exact word--not the nearly exact nor the simply decorative1. to use the language of common speech but to always employ the exact word--not the nearly exact nor the simply decorative•2. to avoid cliche

•3. to create new rhythms to express new moods

•4. to allow absolute freedom in the choice of subject

•5. to present an image****