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imagism Definition

im·ag·ism (im′ə jiz′əm)

noun

a movement in modern poetry (c. 1909-17), characterized by the use of precise, concrete images, free verse, and suggestion rather than complete statement

Etymology: after Des Imagistes, title of the first anthology of imagist poetry (1913)

imagism Related Forms

im′·ag·ist noun, adjective im′·ag·is′·tic adjective

imagism Usage Examples

Converse of object

see: For the voyage of oblivion awaits you. ' See also imagism.