11th Grade Monday, February 10 Homework

What ideal of imagist poetry is best reflected in this poem by Ezra Pound in which he compares a crowded metro station to a flowering tree branch?

In a Station of the Metro
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

• Poetry should be about urban subjects and ideas.

• Old poetry should be rewritten in a modern style.

• Poets should be able to describe ordinary subjects in new ways.

• Poets should write about new subjects with conventional techniques.

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Which aspect of this excerpt from Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember" would the imagists have disliked? 

Remember me when I am gone away, 
Gone far away into the silent land

• the ordinary language as in remember and gone

• the abstract idea of "the silent land"

• the first-person singular perspective

• the sentiment of remembering someone who has left

How would "In a Station of the Metro" change if the bough was bright and lively rather than wet and black?

In a Station of the Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd:

Petals on a wet, black bough.

• The station would seem cheerier.

• The poem would not be considered imagist.

• The people would seem less pleasant.

• The poem would no longer be a hokku.

Why did Ezra Pound reduce his poem "In a Station of the Metro" from 30 lines to merely 2 lines?

In a Station of the Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd:

Petals on a wet, black bough.

• He wanted to emulate Victorian poetry. 

• He wanted to make the poem more concise and direct. 

• He was trying to imitate short romantic poetry.

• He feared no one would read the poem if it was long.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.8.10

Which line in this excerpt from Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" uses consonance? 

I stared and stared
and victory filled up
the little rented boat,
from the pool of bilge

Definition: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in close proximity, enhancing rhythm.

• I stared and stared

• and victory filled up

• the little rented boat,

• from the pool of bilge

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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