Question

Which details from "The Great Figure" by William Carlos Williams reflect characteristics of imagism?
Select the two correct answers.
The poem focuses on the apprehension the firemen feel on their way to a fire.
The poem uses common speech to capture a snapshot of an ordinary experience.
Williams romanticizes the life of fire fighters with the lines "to gong clangs / siren howls.
Williams captures a distinct image of a 5 on the side of a red firetruck on its way to a fire.

Answer 1

We can see features of the imagination in the poem through the use of a common speech to capture a snapshot of a common experience, as shown in the second answer option. We can also see these characteristics in the fourth answer option when Williams captures an image of a 5 on the side of the fire truck.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• Imagination was a poetical movement carried out in the 20th century.

• This movement encouraged the use of concrete images, precise language, the economy of words, and a lack of generalization.

We can see this kind of characteristic in "The Great Figure" when the author uses a common and precise language to show the moment when he saw a fire truck heading towards a fire.

The author also shows the use of imagination when he captures a distinct image of a 5 on the side of a red fire truck on its way to the fire.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Your answer would be

The poem uses common speech to capture a snapshot of an ordinary experience.

and

The poem focuses on the apprehension the firemen feel on their way to a fire.

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