Imagism
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A poetic movement of the early twentieth century, led by American and British poets, that rejected Victorian sentimentality in favour of clear concrete images and common speech in free verse.
“Ezra Pound was one of the central figures in the development of imagism.”
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im·ag·ism
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Starts with IMAG, ends in -ISM, a common literary movement suffix, three vowels
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Worth 11 points, -ISM suffix is reliable and the word fits neatly in a seven-tile slot
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