Question

How does "This Is Just to Say" reflect imagist poetry?

a. The poet presents a coded message that requires much deciphering.
b.The poet presents a clear central image using direct language.
c. The poet presents a clear message without emotion or description.
d. The poet presents a central image using abstract language.

Answer 1

Since the poem describes a situation happening in the kitchen, it resembles a note left in there:

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

The poem might not have a proper rhythmic or iambic structure, but it doesn't lack emotion or description since the author conveys them with a simple language. The correct answer is B.

Answer 2

Imagist poetry or more commonly known as the Imagism is a certain kind of poetry wherein pictures were described in such a simple manner but with great accuracy as what it is depicted. Therefore, the poem "This Is Just to Say" reflects imagism because "The poet presents a clear central image using direct language."