What kind of inward and subjective ideas does the poet want to convey in the poem “In a Station of the Metro”?
At a pessimistic level, beauty is transient.
B. At an optimistic level, the poem may imply that even in such a gloomy underground railway station, beauty can still startle people with unusual force.
C. At a pessimistic level, the alienation produced by industrial civilization and capitalism makes “these faces” which symbolize beauty very few.
D. At a pessimistic level the poet reflects the feelings of a heart-broken man who resides in a place far away from his hometown.
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Inspired by Japanese haiku and Chinese imagistic poetry, Ezra Pound develops some principles in his imagism. What are they?
A. Rhythmical composition. (musical rhythm)
B. Direct treatment of poetic subjects. (clear concrete images)
C. The theory of impersonality and objectivity.(depersonalization)
D. Elimination of merely ornamental or superfluous words. (clarity, precision, free verse).
Who is the author of “A Psalm of Life”?
A. E. E. Cummings
B. John Keats
C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
D. Walt Whitman
Who is the author of the poem “Anecdote of the Jar”?
A. Wallace Stevens.
B. Robert Frost.
C. Ezra Pound.
D. Emily Dickinson.
What is the symbolic meaning of “jar” in “Anecdote of the Jar”?
A symbol of love and affection
B. A symbol of art and imagination
C. A symbol of the world of nature
D. A symbol of human relationships