A Literary Analysis of the Poem Mantis (4805 words, 19 pages)
From Eye to Ear The Flight of "'Mantis'"The sestina "'Mantis'" and the "Interpretation" that accompanies itillustrate a critical stage in the transition beyond Imagism. The poem superficiallyechoes the style of an early Pound or Williams lyric whose central image captures--andsublimates--a vignette of urban squalor. Pound's "In a Station of the ...
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