Question

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. A. Poetry should be about urban subjects and ideas.
B. Old poetry should be rewritten in a modern style.
C. Poets should be able to describe ordinary subjects in new ways.
D. Poets should write about new subjects with conventional techniques.

Answer 1

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

The word imagist comes from the same root as imagery. Imagery is the use of specific words and details to create an image in the mind of the reader through vivid description. In this poem, Pound uses the image of a wet, tree branch plastered with petals to describe the faces of people in a metro station. In this way he takes an ordinary subject and describes it in a new way.

Answer 2

The ideal of imagist poetry that is best reflected in the poem is : C. Poets should be able to describe ordinary subjects in new ways

You can see that the crowded station (which is an ordinary subject) is somewhat similar with flowering tree branch ( the flowers symbolize the people).

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