Read the poem “Sea Rose,” by H.D.Rose, harsh rose,marred and with stint of petals,meagre flower, thin,sparse of leaf,more preciousthan a wet rosesingle on a stem? —you are caught in the drift.Stunted, with small leaf,you are flung on the sand,you are liftedin the crisp sandthat drives in the wind.Can the spice-rosedrip such acrid fragrancehardened in a leaf?Which modernist technique does the poem utilize?
Answer
A
using many descriptive words
B
employing literary devices
C
allowing an image to speak for itself
D
expressing an idea using symbolism
Explanation
The poem focuses on a sharply drawn image: a small, battered rose caught in sand and wind, with a bitter fragrance. Rather than explaining what the rose means, H.D. lets that concrete image carry the effect, a modernist technique often associated with imagism. The best answer is “allowing an image to speak for itself.”
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