Image an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of

time.


The abandonment of the worn-out poetic conventions of the 19
th
C.


A return to the language of everyday speech.


The restriction of the length of a poem to a few dozen lines.


The confinement of the poem to a single impression or emotion.


An emphasis on sharp and clearly-cut images of sight, sound,
smell, and touch.


Avoidance of the intellectual and abstract and emphasis on the
concrete.


Absolute freedom in the choice of subject.


Abandonment of sentimentality.


Emphasis on direct images to allusions or references.


IMAGISM

Amy Lowell (1874 -1925)