Question

What characterizes a modernist poem?

Answer 1

Answer:

Modern(better call it Modernist) poetry is more predominantly intellectual/cerebral in its appeal, rather than emotive; Eliot and Pound would be the examples; 2. It is chiefly imagistic and involves symbolism, often private in nature; you can think of Eliot and Yeats; 3.

Explanation:

Answer 2

It is chiefly imagistic and involves symbolism, often private in nature; you can think of Eliot and Yeats