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Everyone welcome to my blog, here I am going to sahre my view upon given task. This task was about modernism and modernist poem. We have to find modernist symbol, metaphor and imagery from the very short poem. Before starting let's know that what is modernism?
About Modernism :-
Modernism is both a philosophical movement and an art movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped modernism were the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed then by reactions of horror to World War I. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, and many modernists rejected religious belief.
Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and sciences, were becoming ill-fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world. The poet Ezra Pound's 1934 injunction to "Make it new!" was the touchstone of the movement's approach towards what it saw as the now obsolete culture of the past. In this spirit, its innovations, like the stream-of-consciousness novel, atonal (or pantonal) and twelve-tone music, divisionist painting and abstract art, all had precursors in the 19th century.
#Major characteristics of Modernism :-
• Using words as parts of speech that they are not (nouns as adjectives, verba as nouns etc.)
• Reworking traditional forms
• Using disjointed structure to reflect the disfunction of western society.
• Addressing inner thoughts of regular people.
# Very Short Modernist Poems:-
1) " The Embankment" by T.E.Hulme:-
Thomas Ernest Hulme was an English critic and poet who, through his writings on art, literature and politics, had a notable influence upon modernism.He was an aesthetic philosopher and the 'father of imagism'." The Embankment is a well known poem. This poem has completed into 7 lines. According to me, this poem says, about a men's story. He got shelter from god. Whenever he was in trouble he pray to god and need shelter. Here we find falling of man and his lust from god. He was maybe hopeless, don't want to do hard try or work . He urges for blanket, hide and protection.
2)." Darkness" by Joseph Campbell:-
" Darkness"
" I stop to watch a star shine in the boghole,
A star no longer, but a silver ribbon of light.
I look at it , and pass on."
Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Campbell's most well-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies, termed the monomyth. The poem completed only in 4 lines. so, in this title we find darkness it means death, illness or negativity. Maybe the speaker don't want to see lightning of star ; he like light. With it as a symbol we find star and light.
3)" Image " by Edward Storer:-
Edward Augustine Storer (1880–1944) was an English writer, translator and poet.in this poem the poet uses white moon as a symbol. To connect heart of two lovers used white moon. opposite side they can't cheat each other. We also find loneliness in it.
4) “In a station of the Metro” – Ezra pound
This is very short modern poem written by Ezra pound. It is considered as a first haiku written in English. Petals on wet black bought" is a very good metaphor used by poet. Through this metaphor poet tells about the faces of individual in the metro. we also find loneliness of the people.
5). "The pool"- by Hilda Doolittle
"The Pool"
" Are you alive ?
I touch you.
You quiver like a sea-fish.
I cover you with my net.
What are you- banded one ?"
A poem written by Hilda Doolittle. Hilda "H.D." Doolittle was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist, associated with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets, including Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington. She published under the pen name H.D. This poem starts with a question. It also deals with exiententialism . it is considered as one of the feature of modern literature. We can see that modern people are controlled by authority.
6) "Insouciance"- By Richard Aldington
. " In and out of the dreary trenches,
Trudging cheerily under the stars,
I make for myself little the stars,
Delicate as a flock of doves.
They fly away like white-winged doves."
Richard Aldington, born Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet. Aldington was known best for his First World War poetry, the 1929 novel, Death of a Hero, and the controversy resulting from his 1955 Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Inquiry. The reference of " white winged doves " is used for modern culture of living life. We find that how people are living in carelessness. Isolation is also seen here.
7). “Morning at the Window”-
T.S.Eliot : -
This is a short poem written by T.S. Eliot it was imagist poem. This poem completed into 9lines. It presents an image of poverty. The speaker is at the window he maybe the visitor of this kind of poor people. It has idea of poverty and feeling of sympathy. The theme of the poem " Morning at the window " itself shows poverty.
8). " The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos :-
William Carlos Williams was an American poet and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both pediatrics and general medicine. This poem has completed into 8lines. In this poem we find metaphors like " red wheelbarrow "and " White chicken ". It represent craftsmanship of farmer.
9) “Anecdote of the jar”- Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955. It was his best known short poem. Here poet had a good imagination. The poet put jar on the hill, it shows the progress and beauty of nature.
10) " l " by E.E.Cummings:-
"l "
" l ( a...( a leaf falls on loneliness)
l ( a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness."
Edward Estlin "E. E." Cummings, often styled as e e cummings, as he is attributed in many of his published works, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. it contains only four words -a leaf falls loneliness. It gives feelings of loneliness.
Thank you......
Everyone welcome to my blog, here I am going to sahre my view upon given task. This task was about modernism and modernist poem. We have to find modernist symbol, metaphor and imagery from the very short poem. Before starting let's know that what is modernism?
About Modernism :-
Modernism is both a philosophical movement and an art movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped modernism were the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed then by reactions of horror to World War I. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, and many modernists rejected religious belief.
Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and sciences, were becoming ill-fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world. The poet Ezra Pound's 1934 injunction to "Make it new!" was the touchstone of the movement's approach towards what it saw as the now obsolete culture of the past. In this spirit, its innovations, like the stream-of-consciousness novel, atonal (or pantonal) and twelve-tone music, divisionist painting and abstract art, all had precursors in the 19th century.
#Major characteristics of Modernism :-
• Using words as parts of speech that they are not (nouns as adjectives, verba as nouns etc.)
• Reworking traditional forms
• Using disjointed structure to reflect the disfunction of western society.
• Addressing inner thoughts of regular people.
# Very Short Modernist Poems:-
1) " The Embankment" by T.E.Hulme:-
Thomas Ernest Hulme was an English critic and poet who, through his writings on art, literature and politics, had a notable influence upon modernism.He was an aesthetic philosopher and the 'father of imagism'." The Embankment is a well known poem. This poem has completed into 7 lines. According to me, this poem says, about a men's story. He got shelter from god. Whenever he was in trouble he pray to god and need shelter. Here we find falling of man and his lust from god. He was maybe hopeless, don't want to do hard try or work . He urges for blanket, hide and protection.
2)." Darkness" by Joseph Campbell:-
" Darkness"
" I stop to watch a star shine in the boghole,
A star no longer, but a silver ribbon of light.
I look at it , and pass on."
Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Campbell's most well-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies, termed the monomyth. The poem completed only in 4 lines. so, in this title we find darkness it means death, illness or negativity. Maybe the speaker don't want to see lightning of star ; he like light. With it as a symbol we find star and light.
3)" Image " by Edward Storer:-
Edward Augustine Storer (1880–1944) was an English writer, translator and poet.in this poem the poet uses white moon as a symbol. To connect heart of two lovers used white moon. opposite side they can't cheat each other. We also find loneliness in it.
4) “In a station of the Metro” – Ezra pound
This is very short modern poem written by Ezra pound. It is considered as a first haiku written in English. Petals on wet black bought" is a very good metaphor used by poet. Through this metaphor poet tells about the faces of individual in the metro. we also find loneliness of the people.
5). "The pool"- by Hilda Doolittle
"The Pool"
" Are you alive ?
I touch you.
You quiver like a sea-fish.
I cover you with my net.
What are you- banded one ?"
A poem written by Hilda Doolittle. Hilda "H.D." Doolittle was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist, associated with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets, including Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington. She published under the pen name H.D. This poem starts with a question. It also deals with exiententialism . it is considered as one of the feature of modern literature. We can see that modern people are controlled by authority.
6) "Insouciance"- By Richard Aldington
. " In and out of the dreary trenches,
Trudging cheerily under the stars,
I make for myself little the stars,
Delicate as a flock of doves.
They fly away like white-winged doves."
Richard Aldington, born Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet. Aldington was known best for his First World War poetry, the 1929 novel, Death of a Hero, and the controversy resulting from his 1955 Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Inquiry. The reference of " white winged doves " is used for modern culture of living life. We find that how people are living in carelessness. Isolation is also seen here.
7). “Morning at the Window”-
T.S.Eliot : -
This is a short poem written by T.S. Eliot it was imagist poem. This poem completed into 9lines. It presents an image of poverty. The speaker is at the window he maybe the visitor of this kind of poor people. It has idea of poverty and feeling of sympathy. The theme of the poem " Morning at the window " itself shows poverty.
8). " The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos :-
William Carlos Williams was an American poet and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both pediatrics and general medicine. This poem has completed into 8lines. In this poem we find metaphors like " red wheelbarrow "and " White chicken ". It represent craftsmanship of farmer.
9) “Anecdote of the jar”- Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955. It was his best known short poem. Here poet had a good imagination. The poet put jar on the hill, it shows the progress and beauty of nature.
10) " l " by E.E.Cummings:-
"l "
" l ( a...( a leaf falls on loneliness)
l ( a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness."
Edward Estlin "E. E." Cummings, often styled as e e cummings, as he is attributed in many of his published works, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. it contains only four words -a leaf falls loneliness. It gives feelings of loneliness.
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