LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MODERN POETRY AND POETICS
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In Amy Lowell’s imagist poem, “This Green Bowl, ” a handmade bowl is compared to a pond in the woods. Can one say that, as in Pound’s “Cantos, ” this poem’s dominant tone is impersonal? Why, or why not?
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Yes, Lowell’s detailed description of nature draws attention away from human realities.
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Yes, the lyrical voice in Lowell’s poem seeks to express universal rather than individual experience.
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No, Lowell’s poem is not impersonal; it addresses the maker of the bowl directly and speculates about his state of mind.
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No, even though Lowell strives for impersonal expression by borrowing poetic devices from Pound, she fails to accomplish this.
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Explanation:
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