a poetic movement in England and America between 1912 and 1917, initiated chiefly by Ezra Pound, advocating the use of ordinary speech and the precise presentation of images
Derived forms
imagist (ˈimagist)
noun, adjective
imagistic (ˌimagˈistic)
adjective
imagistically (ˌimagˈistically)
adverb
imagism in American English
(ˈɪməˌdʒɪzəm)
noun
a movement in modern poetry (c. 1909-17), characterized by the use of precise, concrete images, free verse, and suggestion rather than complete statement
Derived forms
imagist (ˈimagist)
noun, adjective
imagistic (ˌimagˈistic)
adjective
Word origin
after Des Imagistes, title of the first anthology of imagist poetry (1913)