How do you use Imagism in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Imagism meaning
- A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
- The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind.
Synonyms of Imagism
Using Imagism
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language. | The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind.
- Useful related words include: artistic movement, art movement.
Context around Imagism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Imagism
- In this selection, "imagism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toward, aldington and movement stand out and add context to how "imagism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include developing the imagism movement in and imagism aldington s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "imagism" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with imagism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While in the British Museum tearoom one afternoon, they decided to begin a 'movement' in poetry, called Imagism. (18 words)
Imagism Aldington's poetry was associated with the Imagist group, and his poetry forms almost one third of the Imagists' inaugural anthology Des Imagistes (1914). (25 words)
It was published when Pound had just begun his move toward Imagism ; his first use of the word Imagiste appears in his prefatory note to the volume. (27 words)
She developed as the poet known as H.D. She followed him to Europe in 1908, leaving her family, friends and country, and worked with Pound in developing the Imagism movement in London. (33 words)
However, Pound learned that Imagism did not lend itself well to the writing of an epic, so he turned to the more dynamic structure of Vorticism for The Cantos. (29 words)
It was published when Pound had just begun his move toward Imagism ; his first use of the word Imagiste appears in his prefatory note to the volume. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
However, Pound learned that Imagism did not lend itself well to the writing of an epic, so he turned to the more dynamic structure of Vorticism for The Cantos.
Imagism Aldington's poetry was associated with the Imagist group, and his poetry forms almost one third of the Imagists' inaugural anthology Des Imagistes (1914).
It was published when Pound had just begun his move toward Imagism ; his first use of the word Imagiste appears in his prefatory note to the volume.
She developed as the poet known as H.D. She followed him to Europe in 1908, leaving her family, friends and country, and worked with Pound in developing the Imagism movement in London.
While in the British Museum tearoom one afternoon, they decided to begin a 'movement' in poetry, called Imagism.