Question

Read this excerpt from Ezra Pound’s "A Retrospect," a collection of his essays about poetry. State the three tenets, or beliefs, that according to Pound are the basis of imagism.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Pound, these three tenets are the foundation of imagism:

• Treat the subject of the poem directly.

• Use words economically, and avoid using words that don’t contribute to the subject.

• Treat the poem’s rhythm as a musical phrase, or as Pound explained:

Don't chop your stuff into separate iambs. Don't make each line stop dead at the end and then begin every next line with a heave. Let the beginning of the next line catch the rise of the rhythm wave, unless you want a definite longish pause.

Explanation:

From Plato