ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following does William Carlos Williams’ “danse russe” (411) NOT employ to achieve the title of experimental poetry?
A
describe abstract images
B
recreating an experience
C
no figurative language
D
no symbolism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams is a lighthearted poem in which the poet dances naked before a mirror. It is a moment of individual bliss, framed by a beautiful morning sunrise and the ability for WCW to be alone with his thoughts.

Detailed explanation-2: -William Carlos Williams forms progressively the theory of his poetic technique of Imagism in this period. He treats the poems as images. In his theory of Imagism, his art continually demonstrates the development of poetic techniques by the help of other artists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Williams makes use of several literary devices in ‘The Dance. ‘ These include but are not limited to alliteration, enjambment, and repetition. The latter is the use and reuse of a specific technique, word, tone, or phrase within a poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was a medical doctor, poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. With Ezra Pound and H.D., Williams was a leading poet of the Imagist movement and often wrote of American subjects and themes.

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